Flying machines Quote by Lord Kelvin

I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but…

— Lord Kelvin

To measure is to know.

— Lord Kelvin

The idea is to go from numbers to information to understanding.

— Hans Rosling

If we can't express what we know in the form of numbers, we really don't know much about it.

— Lord Kelvin

What do we know to be important but are unable to measure?

— Marcus Buckingham

The true measurement of your knowledge is to know how much you don't know.

— Yasmine Tariq

We find no sense in talking about something unless we specify how we measure it; a definition by the method of measuring a quantity…

— Hermann Bondi

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…

— Bill James

In physical science a first essential step in the direction of learning any subject is to find principles of numerical reckoning and practicable methods…

— Lord Kelvin

“You can talk about results all you want, but they remain nothing more than ideas until you decide exactly how you’re going to measure…

— Joseph Grenny

“Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding”

— Anonymous

The Rule of Accuracy: When working toward the solution of a problem, it always helps if you know the answer.

— John Peers