"I don't know where to put whales. I'm sticking them here, but I don't have any reason for it"

This quote by George Gaylord Simpson is a funny way of expressing the problem of making decisions without any clear evidence or thinking. It implies that sometimes we have to make decisions without having any genuine reason for them. This might be analyzed as a metaphor for life, where we frequently have to make decisions without understanding the result or having any real certainty. It could also be interpreted as a commentary on the clinical process, where in some cases we have to make choices based upon insufficient evidence or without a clear understanding of the ramifications. Eventually, this quote is a tip that in some cases we need to make choices without understanding the full effects, and that it is necessary to be comfortable with unpredictability.