W. Edwards Deming Quotes

Best Quotes by W. Edwards Deming (Top 10)

In God we trust; all others bring data.
W. Edwards Deming
If you can't describe what you are doing as a process, you don't know what you're doing.
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It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
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It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.
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Management by results - like driving a car by looking in rear view mirror.
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What we need to do is learn to work in the system, by which I mean that everybody, every team, every platform, every division, every component is there not for individual competitive profit or recognition, but for contribution to the system as a whole on a win-win basis.
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Learning is not cumpulsory... neither is survival.
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A bad system will beat a good person every time.
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Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
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A goal without a method is nonsense.
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Quality is pride of workmanship.
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Innovation comes from people who take joy in their work.
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It is important that an aim never be defined in terms of activity or methods. It must always relate directly to how life is better for everyone. . . . The aim of the system must be clear to everyone in the system. The aim must include plans for the future. The aim is a value judgment.
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The job can't be finished only improved to please the customer.
W. Edwards Deming