John Tukey An approximate answer to the right question is worth far more than a precise answer to the wrong one. – John Tukey Answer Quotes Approximate Quotes Precise Quotes Question Quotes Worth Quotes Wrong Quotes In rating ease of description as very important, we are essentially asserting a belief in quantitative knowledge – a belief that most of the key questions in our world sooner or later demand answers to ‘by how much?’ rather than merely to ‘in which direction?’ An approximate answer to the right problem is worth a good deal more than an exact answer to an approximate problem.
CommunicationPavel Durov The No. 1 reason for me to support and help launch Telegram was to build a means of communication that can’t be accessed by the Russian security agencies, so I can talk about it for hours. – Pavel Durov
Mildred Dresselhaus At my first job as an independent researcher at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, they told me I could work on most anything, but not what I knew something about. That is actually very good advice to a young person starting a career because you bring new ideas to the field. – Mildred Dresselhaus
Gabrielle Giffords Rehab is endlessly repetitive. And it’s never easy, because once you’ve mastered some movement or action or word, no matter how small, you move on to the next. You never rest. – Gabrielle Giffords
Beauden Barrett Japan is an appealing place for a young family and comparatively safe in health terms. – Beauden Barrett
Paul Young My dad was a trained carpenter and worked for Vauxhall Motors. We had money, though not a great deal. – Paul Young
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