A Quote by Wilhelm Stekel

Statistics is the art of lying by means of figures.

Wilhelm Stekel

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Art Figures Lying Means Statistics

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Wilhelm Stekel
Austrian - Psychologist
March 18, 1868 - June 25, 1940

It has long been recognized by public men of all kinds. . . that statistics come under the head of lying, and that no lie is so false or inconclusive as that which is based on statistics.

Hilaire Belloc

What it means to be human is to bring up your children in safety, educate them, keep them healthy, teach them how to care for themselves and others, allow them to develop in their own way among adults who are sane and responsibile, who know the value of the world and not its economic potential. It means art, it means time, it means all the invisibles never counted by the GDP and the census figures. It means knowing that life has an inside as well as an outside. And I think it means love.

Jeanette Winterson

We fed the public a line of deceit, dishonesty, a fabrication of statistics and figures.

Bernard Nathanson

Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.

Evan Esar

According to the latest official figures, 43% of all statistics are totally worthless.

Ashleigh Brilliant

There are two ways of lying. One, not telling the truth and the other, making up statistics.

Josefina Vazquez Mota

Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to tell elaborate lies.

Mel Gibson

That’s the secret to performance: conviction. The right note played tentatively still misses its mark, but play boldly and no one will question you. If one believes there is truth in art – and I do – then it’s troubling how similar the skill of performing is to lying. Maybe lying is itself a kind of art. I think about that more than I should.

Rachel Hartman

When someone uses 'low eight figures,' that means barely eight figures.

Marc Randolph

Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions.

Evan Esar

Frankly, most governments are used to lying to each other - to a degree that most people would find shocking. Part of diplomacy is the art of strategic lying.

Jonathan Turley

The most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth - what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Has it led you to the conclusion that photography is an art ? Or it is simply a means of recording ? "I'm glad you asked that. I've been wanting to say this for years. Is cooking an art ? Is talking an art ? Is even painting an art ? It is artfulness that makes art, not the medium itself. Of course photography is an art - when it is in the hands of artists."

Aaron Scharf

The definition of public art to me means everything and means nothing because for me, all art is public. Art has to be public by definition and in a way It has to be accessible to any audience not just a work in a museum or an art gallery.