I came across this pair of quotes on a google search, bringing data management into the context of the current financial crisis:

"Where is the wisdom? Lost in the knowledge. Where is the knowledge? Lost in the information." – T.S. Eliot

"Where is the information? Lost in the data. Where is the data? Lost in the ******* database." – JoeCelko

Here’s to hoping that wisdom is not in short supply at the moment…