In the days when I was a very, very small minnow in the financial services industry, the sales promo materials always had us quoting cherry-picked numbers I thought were balderdash.
Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. - George Washington, Farewell Address
In the days when I was a very, very small minnow in the financial services industry, the sales promo materials always had us quoting cherry-picked numbers I thought were balderdash.