William Binney Quotes

The goal is to turn data into information, and information into insight.

I think there's data, and then there's information that comes from data, and then there's knowledge that comes from information. And then, after knowledge, there is wisdom. I am interested in how to get from data to wisdom.

Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.

Data is not necessarily information. Information does not necessarily lead to knowledge. And knowledge is not always sufficient to discover truth and breed wisdom.

The core advantage of data is that it tells you something about the world that you didn't know before.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

Information is the resolution of uncertainty.

Many people make the mistake of confusing information with knowledge. They are not the same thing. Knowledge involves the interpretation of information. Knowledge involves listening.

Data without generalization is just gossip.

Data isn't information, any more than fifty tons of cement is a skyscraper.

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

It is vital to remember that information - in the sense of raw data - is not knowledge, that knowledge is not wisdom, and that wisdom is not foresight. But information is the first essential step to all of these.

We need both information and thinking. Information is no substitute for thinking and thinking is no substitute for information.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience.

There is a profound difference between information and meaning.

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

To live effectively is to live with adequate information.

When you show people good information, they make good decisions.

We mistake being able to get lots of information from everywhere very quickly with actually getting knowledge.

We can all make better decisions when we're informed.

It is the greatest truth of our age: Information is not knowledge.

The information was correct but the interpretations were not.

Data isn't information. ... Information, unlike data, is useful. While there's a gulf between data and information, there's a wide ocean between information and knowledge. What turns the gears in our brains isn't information, but ideas, inventions, and inspiration. Knowledge-not information-implies understanding. And beyond knowledge lies what we should be seeking: wisdom.

Data is not useful until it becomes information.