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Letter "A" » Andrew Lang Quotes
«He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts - for support rather than illumination»
«He missed an invaluable opportunity to hold his tongue.»
«An unsophisticated forecaster uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts - for support rather than for illumination.»
Author: Andrew Lang
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drunken, forecaster, forecasters, illumination, illuminations, lamp, posts, unsophisticated
«Life's more amusing than we thought.»
«You can cover a great deal of country in books»
Author: Andrew Lang
«I am the batsman and the bat, / I am the bowler and the ball, / The umpire, the pavilion cat, / The roller, pitch, and stumps, and all.»
«It's a catch-22 that has resulted in farm foresters right around Australia selling their mature plantation trees to sawmills for a pittance in stumpage returns,»
Author: Andrew Lang
«It's a catch-22 that has resulted in farm foresters right around Australia selling their mature plantation trees to sawmills for a pittance in stumpage returns.»
Author: Andrew Lang
«I don't think the idea of homosexuality is really taboo any more. Our culture is evolving. This is an exciting time to be living.»
Author: Andrew Lang
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