Quotes and Quotations

Memorable Quotes and quotations from W. Edwards Deming

W. Edwards Deming US business advisor & author (1900 - 1993)


W. Edwards Deming -
- Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival.

W. Edwards Deming -
- 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.

W. Edwards Deming -
- Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival.

W. Edwards Deming -
- 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.