Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - July 08, 2015
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)  
It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.
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Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)  
In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.
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Paul Dirac (1902 - 1984)  
A man can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)  
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