#statistic

Democracy is an abuse of statistics. ↗

— Jorge Luis Borges

#abuse #democracy #statistics

One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic. ↗

— Joseph Stalin

#million #statistic #tragedy

The type of measure used placed constraints on which statistics can be used. ↗

— Stanley Smith Stevens

#measure #placed #statistics #type #used

The Communists were interested in getting into key positions as union officers, statisticians, economists, etc., in order to utilize the apparatus of the unions to promote the cause of revolution. ↗

— John T. Flynn

#cause #communists #economists #etc #getting

I thought the divorce statistics would never apply to me. I was beyond heartbroken when they did. But I got up and got on with it. I also kept my belief in marriage. ↗

— Jennifer Garner

#apply #belief #beyond #did #divorce

He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts - for support rather than for illumination. ↗

— Andrew Lang

#illumination #lamp #man #posts #rather

This is a frightening statistic. More people vote in 'American Idol' than in any US election. ↗

— Rush Limbaugh

#american idol #any #election #frightening #idol

I never was brought into the league thinking as far as, you know, statistics, things like that. We were really brought into the league in a team concept. Everything was focused around winning. ↗

— Mark Messier

#as far as #brought #concept #everything #far

There are two ways of lying. One, not telling the truth and the other, making up statistics. ↗

— Josefina Vazquez Mota

#making #making up #other #statistics #telling

Statistically and emotionally, I believe that the way I can be of help to society is by doing what I know and what I've been good at. ↗

— Tom Peters

#believe #doing #emotionally #good #help