He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts - for support rather than for illumination.

I don't think the idea of homosexuality is really taboo any more. Our culture is evolving. This is an exciting time to be living.

He missed an invaluable opportunity to hold his tongue.

An unsophisticated forecaster uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts - for support rather than for illumination.

Life's more amusing than we thought.