John Tukey Quotes

Far better an approximate answer to the right question, which is often vague, than the exact answer to the wrong question, which can always be made precise.

John Tukey

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 16, 1915 - July 26, 2000

Topics

BetterWrongQuestionRightAlways

I kind of go back and forth about marriage and kids. I feel like, if it's an organic way for me and the right time in my life, then, yeah.

Jessica Biel

LifeMarriageTimeMeFeelMy Life

I've got four piercings in my left, so we've dubbed my right one the 'period drama ear.' I have to be filmed from that side when I do emotional close-ups in 'Downton.'

Jessica Brown Findlay

DramaRightEmotionalSideLeftGot

My number one focus is and will always be football. I wanted to make sure that companies I partner with not only respect that, but also make sense and are quality products. I think Klipsch is synonymous with quality in the sound industry, so it was a natural partnership.

Andrew Luck

RespectFocusQualityFootballThink

Whenever I use an uncommon word, I try to indicate its meaning within the text.

Melanie Rawn

MeaningTryWithinUncommonText

Spielberg knows his craft so well, he can also improvise, and that is a lot of fun.

Max von Sydow

FunCraftWellImproviseKnowsHe

We can appear to be tough as nails, but guys have a level of insecurity and vulnerability that's exponentially bigger than you think. With the primal urge to be alpha comes extreme heartbreak. The harder we fight, the harder we fall.

John Krasinski

FightInsecurityToughThinkYou

Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies.

Robert Kennedy

ChangeProgressNiceEnemiesWord

I think we as a society, a global community, we as governments, need to figure out ways to combat ISIS, not just as a military force but as an idea.

Matthew Heineman

CommunitySocietyThinkNeedOut

Whether I'm playing right now or not, I still have an opportunity to get better in practice. It's like sharpening my blade.

Stefon Diggs

OpportunityPracticeBetterNowGet

There are guys you give the benefit of the doubt if they hold you up a little bit longer than normal, and you have that list of guys you kind of know are going to be a problem when you get there. The window of being patient with them is a lot shorter.

Tony Stewart

WindowProblemDoubtYouKnowKind

My friends call me an owl. Apparently, it's a combination of being wise and having big eyes.

Romy Madley Croft

EyesWiseMeFriendsOwlBig

I live in a very nice neighborhood. There's nothing that really goes on around here.

Rose Namajunas

LiveNiceNothingNeighborhoodHere

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