Data Quote by Dan Heath

Data, I think, is one of the most powerful mechanisms for telling stories. I take a huge pile of data and I try to…

— Steven Levitt

Maybe stories are just data with a soul.

— Brené Brown

Except in expert hands, stats can get in the way of story; an array of data that might better be presented in a table…

— John Thorn

“Data doesn’t matter. Only opinions and stories formed from the data matters and gets shared and absorbed.”

— Jarod Kintz

While data can only tell you what has happened in the past, it can in some ways give you a sense of what might…

— Kevin Spacey

Data is the kind of ubiquitous resource that we can shape to provide new innovations and new insights, and it's all around us, and…

— David McCandless

My work is focused on using data to tell stories and explore our common humanity.

— Aaron Koblin

The premise and promise of Big Data is that there are no stories, only patterns; that the human preference for story is aligned with…

— Tom Junod

“Making data tell its story isn’t just a matter of presenting results; it involves making connections, then going back to other data sources to…

— O'Reilly Radar Team

Stories are more than compelling facts. People remember stories more than they remember statistics.

— Soledad O'Brien

I'm handed a bunch of existing data. My job is to put that in the best narrative form. That is a puzzle I love…

— Hilary Liftin

Stories are how we learn best. We absorb numbers and facts and details, but we keep them all glued into our heads with stories.

— Chris Brogan