"It has been said that figures rule..." - Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

“The day is for mistake and error, sequence of time for success and carrying out. The one who anticipates is master of the day.”

“No wise combatant underestimates their antagonist.”

“A plant is like a self-willed man, out of whom we can obtain all which we desire, if we will only treat him his own way.”

“The computer, being a mechanical moron, can handle only quantifiable data.”

“Do countries with strong gun control laws have lower murder rates? Only if you cherry-pick the data.”

“Do not trust any statistics you did not fake yourself.”

“Most variables can show either an upward or downward trend, depending on the base year chosen.”

“Of all the statistics in health, death is the easiest, because you can go out and ask people, "Hey, have you had any children who died, did your siblings have any children who died?" People don't forget that.”

“Figures don't lie, but liars figure.”