“Models of manly beauty are rare out of novels, and seldom interesting in them.”
F. Anstey (1856–1934) English novelist and journalist
Source: The Brass Bottle (1900), Chapter 1, “Horace Ventimore Receives a Commission”
“Millionaire models are rare enough; but, by Jove, model millionaires are rarer still!”
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Russell L. Ackoff (1919–2009) Scientist
Source: 1960s, Scientific method: optimizing applied research decisions, 1962, p. 108 as cited in: Charles West Churchman, Richard O. Mason (1976) World modeling: a dialogue. p. 23.
“All models are wrong; some models are useful.”
George E. P. Box (1919–2013) British statistician
For instance in George E. P. Box, William Hunter and Stuart Hunter, Statistics for Experimenters, second edition, 2005, page 440. See "All models are wrong".
“Your problem is your role models were models.”
Lily Tomlin (1939) American actress, comedian, writer, and producer
Contributions of Jane Wagner, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1985)
“Your problem is your role models were models.”
Jane Wagner (1935) Playwright, actress
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1985)
Martin Fowler (1963) British programmer
Source: Analysis Patterns: Reusable Object Models, 1997, p. 314
“New York is the perfect model of a city, not the model of a perfect city.”
Lewis Mumford (1895–1990) American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic
My Works and Days (1979)
“Modeling Principle: Models are not right or wrong; they are more or less useful.”
Martin Fowler (1963) British programmer
Source: Analysis Patterns: Reusable Object Models, 1997, p. 2
Bruno Forte (1949) Catholic bishop
INTERVIEW: “Reconciliation” Between Catholics, Orthodox “Now Closer,” Says Archbishop Forte (29 September 2016) Zenit https://zenit.org/2016/09/29/interview-reconciliation-between-catholics-and-orthodox-is-now-closer-says-monsignor-forte/