We must become more comfortable with probability and uncertainty.

The public is even more pessimistic about the economy than even the most bearish economists are.

When you get into statistical analysis, you don't really expect to achieve fame. Or to become an Internet meme. Or be parodied by 'The Onion' - or be the subject of a cartoon in 'The New Yorker.' I guess I'm kind of an outlier there.

On average, people should be more skeptical when they see numbers. They should be more willing to play around with the data themselves.

We're not that much smarter than we used to be, even though we have much more information - and that means the real skill now is learning how to pick out the useful information from all this noise.

To become comfortable with uncertainty is one of the primary goals in the training of a physician.