W. Edwards Deming Quotes
Browse 10 quotes from W. Edwards Deming, featuring insights on success, personal growth, leadership, mindset, and achievement.
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“Without data, you're just another person with an opinion.”
“In God we trust; all others must bring data.”
“If you can't describe what you are doing as a process, you don't know what you're doing.”
“A bad system will beat a good person every time.”
“Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.”
“Inspection does not improve the quality, nor guarantee quality. Inspection is too late. The quality, good or bad, is already in the product.”
“Quality comes not from inspection, but from improvement of the production process.”
“It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.”
“Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.”
“Quality is everyone's responsibility.”
