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title: "3 Bad Systems Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Bad Systems quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Bad Systems sayings and thoughts."
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> [“W. Edwards Deming—that arguably, over 90 percent of problems are due to bad systems, not bad people. However, Greenleaf correctly points out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-k-greenleaf/w-edwards-deming-that-arguably-over-90-percent-of-problems-are-due-to/)

[Robert K. Greenleaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-k-greenleaf/)

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> [If you put good people in bad systems you get bad results. You have to water the flowers you want to grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-covey/if-you-put-good-people-in-bad-systems-you-get-bad-results-you-have-to/)

[Stephen Covey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-covey/)

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> [“So often the problem is in the system, not in the people. If you put good people in bad systems, you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-r-covey/so-often-the-problem-is-in-the-system-not-in-the-people-if-you-put/)

[Stephen R. Covey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-r-covey/)

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