There are many things that you can't measure. But the great fun of what I do for a living is figuring out ways to measure things that people previously considered intangible. Bill James considerfigurefun Change image and share on social
Crime cases tend to be fascinating until you figure out what happened. Bill James casecrimefascinate Change image and share on social
Crime stories show us the part of people's lives they try to keep hidden. Bill James crimehidelive Change image and share on social
I like to feel that I understand little things about sports. Bill James feelsportthing Change image and share on social
Do we need to have 280 brands of breakfast cereal? No, probably not. But we have them for a reason - because some people like them. It's the same with baseball statistics. Bill James baseballbrandbreakfast Change image and share on social
I try to take large, general questions that are difficult to resolve and break them down into small, very specific questions that have clear answers. Bill James answerbreakclear Change image and share on social
Some people give themselves over to their most evil desires, and those people becomes evil. But in general, it's reductive to think of evil as something foreign and separate from the rest of us. Evil is part of everyone. We all have the capacity to commit evil acts. Bill James actcapacitycommit share on social
Television is full of fictional and real violence that's turned into entertainment. Bill James entertainmentfictionalfull Change image and share on social
When people disagree with you, what you ultimately have to do is persuade people to agree with you - period. Bill James agreedisagreepeople Change image and share on social
The human race has been in a long struggle to eliminate murder. And we will succeed. Bill James eliminatehumanlong Change image and share on social
