On Monday 30 December 2002 17:14, John Lamb wrote:
James Mohr wrote:
Didn't Churchhill say that there are three kinds of lies: regular lies, damned lies and statistics?
No. The quote is earlier. It has been attributed to several people including Disraeli and George Bernard Shaw but is probably due to Mark Twain, who used the phrase in his autobiography.
JDL
Now that you mention it, I think is was Mark Twain. regards, jimmo -- --------------------------------------- "Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are." -- John Wooden --------------------------------------- Be sure to visit the Linux Tutorial: http://www.linux-tutorial.info --------------------------------------- NOTE: All messages sent to me in response to my posts to newsgroups, mailing lists or forums are subject to reposting.