Always Quote by Austan Goolsbee

“No theory ever benefited by the application of data, Amy. Data kills theories. A theory has no better time than when it’s lying there…

— Christopher Moore

No theory ever benefited by the application of data, Amy. Data kills theories. A theory has no better time than when it's lying there…

— Christopher Moore

Theory without data is myth: data without theory is madness.

— Phil Zuckerman

Theories come and go, but fundamental data always remains.

— Mary Leakey

We must be careful not to confuse data with the abstractions we use to analyse them.

— William James

Theories come and go, but fundamental data always remain the same.

— Mary Leakey

A theory may be so rich in descriptive possibilities that it can be made to fit any data.

— Phillip Johnson-Laird

Data don't generate theory - only researchers do that.

— Henry Mintzberg

Still, it is an error to argue in front of your data. You find yourself insensibly twisting them round to fit your theories.

— Arthur Conan Doyle

I think data is incredibly powerful for understanding what people are thinking and for allocating resources.

— Ted Cruz

Still, it is an error to argue in front of your data. You can find yourself insensibly twisting them round to suit your theories.

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“Theories without data are like daydreams.”

— Jonathan Rottenberg