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Lord Kelvin Quotes: When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it.
         

When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it.


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In science there is only physics; all the rest is stamp collecting.



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To measure is to know.

To measure is to know.



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Large increases in cost with questionable increases in performance can be tolerated only in race horses and fancy women.



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