#statistic

The ownership of computers in the home is far less than the statistics show, because usually when the computer breaks down once, that is the end of it for a long, long time. They do not have the money or incentive to get the computer repaired. ↗

— Major Owens

#breaks #computer #computers #down #end

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

The whole secret to our success is being able to con ourselves into believing that we're going to change the world because statistically we are unlikely to do it. ↗

— Tom Peters

#because #being #believing #change #change the world

Our scientific age demands that we provide definitions, measurements, and statistics in order to be taken seriously. Yet most of the important things in life cannot be precisely defined or measured. Can we define or measure love, beauty, friendship, or decency, for example? ↗

— Dennis Prager

#beauty #cannot #decency #define #defined

If I fail, the film industry writes me off as another statistic. If I succeed, they pay me a million bucks to fly out to Hollywood and fart. ↗

— George A. Romero

#bucks #fail #fart #film #film industry

There are some scary statistics out there: one in five kids aged 10-17 have received a sexual solicitation or approach via the Internet. ↗

— Mark Kennedy

#approach #five #internet #kids #out

Statistics show that of those who contract the habit of eating, very few survive. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#contract #eating #few #habit #show

It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#intelligent #intelligent person #mark #moved #person

Well the way we perceive accuracy and what accuracy is statistically are really two different things. ↗

— Nate Silver

#different #different things #perceive #really #statistically

You can build a statistical model and that's all well and good, but if you're dealing with a new type of financial instrument, for example, or a new type of situation - then the choices you're making are pretty arbitrary in a lot of respects. ↗

— Nate Silver

#build #choices #dealing #example #financial