Sales is the engine that pulls a business along not production. This sentence really sticks in my craw. You can produce and not sell, the results may not be as

Sales is the engine that pulls a business along not production. This sentence really sticks in my craw. You can produce and not sell, the results may not be as good as doing both in concert, but without production, you can't sell. What's with this constant reverence for sales? Don't get me wrong, I'd actually like to learn more about sales, and I think approaching it scientifically / rationally is a good idea, I just don't grok this whole concept of sales uber alles.