John Tukey Quotes
An approximate answer to the right problem is worth a good deal more than an exact answer to an approximate problem.
Quotes to Explore
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I've had a pretty charmed life, so there's nothing that I need to take too seriously right now.
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When you sing gospel you have a feeling there is a cure for what's wrong.
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More modern poetry is written than read.
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Some talk shows have become so exploitive and tabloid, I wonder if I can believe some of their guests. Where do they find these guests, and why do they deserve air time?
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I do think that 'Pretty Little Liars' has raised the bar in how social media can tie into the fan base watching the show.
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It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always.
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Some campaigns are not worth waging if you can't win; others have to be fought on grounds of principle regardless of the chances for success.
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I don't believe in strong-arming people.
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A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice.
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In the future, I want to do an action movie! I'm going to get in shape, get ripped, and have my Chris Pratt transformation. And then become a movie star like that.
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Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues.
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When you're a teenage girl, a lot of being pretty has to do with your hair.
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My theory was that what I had to do was make a study of human behavior.
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I was poor. When you're poor you work, and when you're rich you expect somebody to hand it to you. So I think being reasonably poor is very good for people.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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I always make a decision, even if it's the wrong one. I hate being confused.
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I don't want to talk in terms of miracles. I think this is a very serious situation. But I do want to talk in terms of Bush becoming a man of the hour, and I think this is way to do it.
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Every year, I say the Seahawks are going to win the Super Bowl. There's no doubt in my mind every single year. And you have to keep in mind this was well before the Seahawks were good. This was, like, 2-14, drafting-Rick-Mirer Seahawks. I would still be saying they were going to win the Super Bowl.
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Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true.
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I don't type on the computer or edit. Law students who went to law school really just a couple years after I did were brought up all on the computers and that's how they do it, but I was still part of the older school.
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Don't let the American twang fool you. I still say, 'I'm going home,' when I come to England, and I love a good old cup of PG Tips with a Jaffa Cake.
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With narration, you have to be very accurate with your voice. It's a good exercise to do.
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Writers aren’t people exactly. Or, if they’re any good, they’re a whole lot of people trying so hard to be one person.
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An approximate answer to the right problem is worth a good deal more than an exact answer to an approximate problem.
