Action Quote by W. Edwards Deming

Data is just like crude. It’s valuable, but if unrefined it cannot really be used. It has to be changed into gas, plastic, chemicals,…

— Michael Palmer

The ultimate purpose of collecting the data is to provide a basis for action or a recommendation.

— W. Edwards Deming

Data by itself is not useful. Data is only useful if it can be applied for public benefit.

— Todd Park

Scientists do not collect data randomly and utterly comprehensively. The data they collect are only those that they consider *relevant* to some hypothesis or…

— Anonymous

Sharing data allows us to research, communicate, consume media, buy and sell, play games, and more. In return, businesses develop products, scientists undertake research,…

— Mark Walport

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

The reason I spend so much of my time doing science is that the whole point of science is to help people resolve conflicting…

— Dean Ornish

Collecting facts is important. Knowledge is important. But if you don't have an imagination to use the knowledge, civilization is nowhere.

— Ray Bradbury

The 'data' (given) of research are not so much given as taken out of a constantly elusive matrix of happenings. We should speak of…

— R. D. Laing

Museums have no political power, but they do have the possibility of influencing the political process. This is a complete change from their role…

— Richard Fortey

Data is like garbage. You'd better know what you are going to do with it before you collect it.

— Mark Twain

As a scientist, you're not supposed to make decisions without the data.

— Francis Collins