We must be careful not to confuse data with the abstractions we use to analyze them.
– William James
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- Companies have long gathered data to break down their customer base into specific segments. Now political parties have become adept at micro-targeting, too, using data on shopping habits, leisure activities, voting histories, charity donations, and so on, in order to pinpoint likely supporters and the type of appeal most likely to win them over. – James
- I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God’s business. – Michael J Fox
- I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories instead of theories to suit facts. – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something. – Gertrude Stein
- I’m not an analyzer. I’ve got a son that analyzes everything and everybody. But I don’t analyze people. – Billy Graham
- Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument. – Marilyn vos Savant
- Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. – William James
- Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. – William James
- If a man’s good for nothing else, he can at least teach philosophy. – William James
- Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second. – William James