Thomas Huxley Quotes

At the end of the day, the numbers that we're hearing are not going to be totally correct or not correct at all.

I'm precise. I think in proportions. I play games with numbers, and I proportionalise.

Mathematics may be compared to a mill of exquisite workmanship, which grinds your stuff to any degree of fineness.

Transparency and detail are everything in science.

The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.

I deal in facts.

The individual source of the statistics may easily be the weakest link.

Whenever I see a forecast written out to two decimal places, I cannot help but wonder if there is a misunderstanding of the limitations of the data, and an illusion of precision.

The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to give the data authenticity.

The heart of science is measurement.

I don't edit information, I follow it.

Rigour is to the mathematician what morality is to men.

Good data is hard to find. Hard data is good to find.

Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get them, get them right, or they will get you wrong.

Whenever you can, count.

I don't just throw out microwave records.

Numbers don't lie. I think it's pretty cut and dry what consistency is.

I feel passionately about measurement - about how difficult it is, about how much theory and conceptualization is involved in measurement, and indeed, how much politics is involved.

AIs are only as good as the data they are trained on.

I always liked numbers.

One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.

I make no pretense to accuracy. I shall be quite content if the sensibilities of no one are wounded by anything I may reduce to type.

The truth shall set you free. When you hear the truth, it sets you free. So mathematics is truth. It adds up. There's no error. Only time there's an error is when man miscalculates his own problems or his own equations.

Economists are like computers. They need to have facts punched into them.

Perfection is crucial in building an aircraft, a bridge, or a high-speed train. The code and mathematics residing just below the surface of the Internet is also this way. Things are either perfectly right or they will not work. So much of the world we work and live in is based upon being correct, being perfect.