I pass with relief from the tossing sea of cause and theory to the firm ground of result and fact. By Winston Churchill Facts
The right honorable gentleman is indebted to his memory for his jests and to his imagination for his facts. By Richard Brinsley Sheridan Facts, Imagination, Memory
There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up. By Rex Stout Facts, Statistics
A wise man recognizes the convenience of a general statement, but he bows to the authority of a particular fact. By Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Facts, Wisdom
Knowing how hard it is to collect a fact, you understand why most people want to have some fun analyzing it. By Jesse L. Greenstein Facts
Figures won’t lie, but liars will figure. By Charles H. Grosvenor (attrib.) Accountants, Accounting, Facts, Funny, Lying
Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions. But no man has a right to be wrong about his facts. By Bernard Baruch Facts, Famous, Opinions, Powerful
He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts—for support rather than for illumination. By Andrew Lang Facts, Statistics
