W. Edwards Deming Quotes

The prevailing - and foolish - attitude is that a good manager can be a good manager anywhere, with no special knowledge of the production process he's managing. A man with a financial background may know nothing about manufacturing shoes or cars, but he's put in charge anyway.

W. Edwards Deming

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 14, 1900 - December 20, 1993

Topics

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Eventually, I'd love to be known as a character actor.

Jess Weixler

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I never had a burning desire to have children. But then I met Nick, and I thought, 'This is the only person I'd do this with.' So we tried, but I was a little long in the tooth for that sort of thing. But we didn't turn it into a soap opera. We tried for about a year or so, and it didn't happen and took that to mean it wasn't meant to be.

Megan Mullally

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The ideal, it seems to me, is to show things happening and allow the reader to decide what they mean.

John M. Ford

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If women have an income, they will invest a higher proportion of that income in their children than men do. So you do get those societal returns very quickly.

Ann Cotton

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I think that's the phenomenon of our time is that a lot of women keep themselves in good shape but that there's not a lot of accommodation or people out there to connect with and the technology.

Stockard Channing

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I think you should never be forced to be nice as an artist. An artist has to be uncomfortable in a way. Narcissistic and uncomfortable.

Luca Guadagnino

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We all approached doing a sequel with great trepidation and skepticism.

Jason Biggs

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I first came across Langhorne Slim when I saw him play live, and he's an incredibly infectious performer. The way he works the crowd is mind-blowing. You can listen to his music without really listening to his lyrics, but it pays off if you do.

Johnny Flynn

LiveMusicListeningYouPlayWay

I write science fiction for people who don't read a great deal of science fiction.

Bob Shaw

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I'm always being accused of being a Hollywood Republican, but I'm not! I have just as many Democratic ideas as Republican ones. If they could build three fewer bombs every month and give the money to foster care, that would be great.

Bruce Willis

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I think the larger productions in India are very methodical and pretty much on the ball in terms of work. When I say work, I mean pre-production and the homework that's required.

Ali Fazal

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You can use a lot of different technologies to create something that doesn't really have a lot of value.

Shigeru Miyamoto

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