Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 16, 2014
If you don't have data and metrics, you don't know how you're doing, you don't know how you compare to anyone else.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of data in improving healthcare outcomes.

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