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Results from Michael Moncur's (Cynical) Quotations:

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.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930)
I never guess. 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.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), The Sign of Four, A Scandal in Bohemia

Results from Classic Quotes:

The traveller must, of course, always be cautious of the overly broad generalisation. But I am an American, and a paucity of data does not stop me from making sweeping, vague, conceptual statements and, if necessary, following these statements up with troops.
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George Saunders, The Guardian (UK) July 22, 2006
Projections are bullshit. They're just guesses. Wait until the real thing happens and then when it happens, then you can make the decision. Make decisions when you have a lot of information to make the decision. Not when you have to guess about what the decision is going to be or use data that doesn't exist yet.
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Jason Fried, Keynote Speech, SXSW 2006

Results from Cole's Quotables:

Data is not information, Information is not knowledge, Knowledge is not understanding, Understanding is not wisdom.
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Cliff Stoll & Gary Schubert
You can use all the quantitative data you can get, but you still have to distrust it and use your own intelligence and judgment.
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Alvin Toffler

Results from Rand Lindsly's Quotations:

The primary purpose of the Data statement is to give names to constants; instead of referring to pi as 3.141592653589793 at every appearance, the variable Pi can be given that value with a Data statement and used instead of the longer form of the constant. This also simplifies modifying the program, should the value of pi change.
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Fortran manual for Xerox Computers
1. If reproducibility may be a problem, conduct the test only once.
2. If a straight line fit is required, obtain only two data points.
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Velilind's Laws of Experimentation:
An apprentice carpenter may want only a hammer and saw, but a master craftsman employs many precision tools. Computer programming likewise requires sophisticated tools to cope with the complexity of real applications, and only practice with these tools will build skill in their use.
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Robert L. Kruse, Data Structures and Program Design
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