Evan Esar
Evan Esar
Evan Esarwas an American humorist who wrote "Esar's Comic Dictionary" in 1943, "Humorous English" in 1961, and "20,000 Quips and Quotes" in 1968. He is known for quotes like "Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions." He also wrote The Legend of Joe Miller, which was privately printed for members of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco by the Grabhorn Press in 1957...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
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The computer saves man a lot of guesswork, but so does the bikini.
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A hamburger by any other name costs twice as much.
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[Statistics] The science that can prove everything except the usefulness of statistics.
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A bacteriologist is a man whose conversation always start with the germ of an idea.
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Some taxpayers close their eyes, some stop their ears, some shut their mouths, but all pay through the nose.
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The most popular form of altruism is giving to others the advice you cannot use yourself.
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An actor is a man with an infinite capacity for taking praise.
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Many an actor does the stage more ham than good.
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[Statistics] Fiction in its most uninteresting form.
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There is a lot of difference between the man who is not able and his brother who is notable.
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You can't judge the ability of a doctor by the amount of praise the undertakers give him.
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The chief ability of an executive should be his ability to recognize ability.
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Adolescence begins when children stop asking questions-because they know all the answers.
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It's surprising how much wisdom every man possesses -- if not for his own affairs, then for the affairs of others.