Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits than under analysis some of them won't read more

Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits than under analysis some of them won't stand up either.

There's no business like show business.

There's no business like show business.

When we speak of the commerce with our colonies, fiction lags
after truth, invention is unfruitful, and imagination cold read more

When we speak of the commerce with our colonies, fiction lags
after truth, invention is unfruitful, and imagination cold and
barren.

Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.

Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.

The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the read more

The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.

Whales only get harpooned when they come to the surface, and turtles can only move forward when they stick their read more

Whales only get harpooned when they come to the surface, and turtles can only move forward when they stick their neck out, but investors face risk no matter what they do.

Despatch is the soul of business.

Despatch is the soul of business.

Method goes far to prevent trouble in business: for it makes the task easy, hinders confusion, saves abundance of time, read more

Method goes far to prevent trouble in business: for it makes the task easy, hinders confusion, saves abundance of time, and instructs those that have business depending, both what to do and what to hope.

This business will never hold water.

This business will never hold water.