Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang
Andrew Langwas a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth31 March 1844
Andrew Lang quotes about
drunken man uses
An unsophisticated forecaster uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts - for support rather than for illumination.
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He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts, for support rather than illumination.
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He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts - for support rather than illumination
illumination drunk support
Politicians use statistics in the same way that a drunk uses lamp-postsfor support rather than illumination.
funny-life amusing
Life's more amusing than we thought.
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He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts - for support rather than for illumination.