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

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Life's more amusing than we thought.

Life's more amusing than we thought.

An unsophisticated forecaster uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts - for support rather...

An unsophisticated forecaster uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts - for support rather...

I don't think the idea of homosexuality is really taboo any more. Our culture is...

I don't think the idea of homosexuality is really taboo any more. Our culture is...

You can cover a great deal of country in books.

You can cover a great deal of country in books.

He missed an invaluable opportunity to hold his tongue.

He missed an invaluable opportunity to hold his tongue.