Information is not knowledge. Let's not confuse the two.
One cannot be successful on visible figures alone ... the most important figures that one needs for management are unknown or unknowable, but successful management must nevertheless take account of them.
We must satisfy our customers.
Let us ask our suppliers to come and help us to solve our problems.
Nobody should try to use data unless he has collected data.
The only useful function of a statistician is to make predictions, and thus to provide a basis for action.