Quotes About Lamppost

Most people use statistics like a drunk man uses a lamppost; more for support than illumination

Having realized that her affection for Sinclair went far beyond friendship, there was only one thing for her to do. She took off her hat and banged her head against the nearest lamppost. Also realizing she was drawing attention from passerby, she put her hat back on and resumed walking.

I grab the nearest lamppost when my knees threaten to give out, panting for breath as the words rip through me

I'd rather be a lamppost in Chicago than a millionaire in any other city.

Any drunk who has tried to put his car where a lamppost stands is a self-educated physicist.

Any drunk who has tried to put his car where a lamppost stands is a self-educated physicist.

Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination.

it was a frigid January evening in Manhattan. The temperature was cold enough that if his exposed skin happened to brush up against a lamppost it would decide to leave him and stay with the metal.