Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.
Aaron Levenstein 

Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime.
Alphonse Allais 

The mathematician lives long and lives young; the wings of his soul do not early drop off, nor do its pores become clogged with the earthy particles blown from the dusty highways of vulgar life.
James Joseph Sylvester 

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.
Rita Mae Brown 

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Benjamin Disraeli 

There are three types of people in this world: Those who can count, and those who can't.
Seen on a bumper sticker

You can pay attention to the fact, in which case you'll probably become a mathematician, or you can ignore it, in which case you'll probably become a physicist.
Len Evans  , professor, Northwestern University, teaching an honors calculus course