Statistically Insignificant Quotes

#1. I've always been baffled by how much we over-rate the statistically insignificant differences that separate competitors at the top end of the distribution.

Malcolm Gladwell

#2. I haven't tried anything like this since the accident."
"I believe in you," I say. I mostly do.
"I'm just saying that there's a very small but not statistically insignificant chance that this care could explode."
"Mike!"
"Fine!

John David Anderson

#3. Terms don't define our lives; our lives define our terms.

Joshua Harris

#4. Of course there are times when I hate London, but equally there are times when I can walk 'round a corner and I really feel that this is my place.

Graham Swift

#5. What are you grinning for?' he asked the figure on the next branch.
I CAN'T HELP IT, said Death. NOW WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO LET GO? I CAN'T HANG AROUND ALL DAY.

Terry Pratchett

#6. Believe me, as one who has seen a number of international crises firsthand, they cannot be handled without an understanding of history.

Pierre Salinger

#7. If I wasn't an actor, I would probably be writing or doing something with psychology.

Maddie Hasson

#8. Listen, I'm out of this system, man, I'm out ... I'm doing better than ever. I couldn't be more happy.

Aimee Mann