I Am The Batsman And The Bat,

Politicians Use Statistics In The Same Way That A Drunk Uses Lamp-postsfor Support Rather Than Illumination.

O Grant Me A House By The Beach Of A Bay, Where The Waves Can Be Surly In Winter, And Play With The Sea-weed In Summer, Ye Bountiful Powers! And I'd Leave All The Hurry, The Noise, And The Fray, For A House Full Of Books, And A Garden Of Flowers.

An Unsophisticated Forecaster Uses Statistics As A Drunken Man Uses Lamp-posts - For Support Rather Than For Illumination.

Of All Animals, The Cat Alone Attains To The Comtemplative Life. He Regards The Wheel Of Existence From Without, Like The Buddha.

Of All Animals, He Alone Attains To The Contemplative Life.