Quotes About Wald

Abraham Wald pointed out how even the best minds of the US military can be fooled by the winners. His analysis showed that a careful study of survivors can tell us a lot about the non-survivors, who are sometimes difficult or impossible to observe. Most importantly, he demonstrated that we should pay close attention to both survivors and non-survivors before drawing conclusions.

No, by God, it is false! It wasn't a minuet that we stepped; it was a prison - a prison full of screaming hysterics, tied down so that they might not outsound the rolling of our carriage wheels as we went along the shaded avenues of the Taunus Wald.

Septimus grinned. "It's not coins I seek. I seek the power of Hercules.

The great Sugambrian shrugged. "I did. I supposed you've proven your worth. But no man should have to kill his own father. I should know.

Die Spielleute nennen ihn den Wald, in dem die Nacht schläft, hatte der starke Mann erklärt, als sie in eine Schlucht durchquerten, die selbst bei Tag so dunkel war, dass sie kaum ihre Hand vor Augen sah. Aber die Moosweibchen haben ihn den Bärtigen Wald getauft, wegen all der heilenden Flechten, die an den Rinden wachsen. Ja, der Name gefiel ihr besser. Durch den Frost sahen vielen Bäume tatsächlich aus wie betagte Riesen.