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> [Being convinced one knows the whole story is the surest way to fail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-crosby/being-convinced-one-knows-the-whole-story-is-the-surest-way-to-fail/)

[Phil Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-crosby/)

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## More by Phil Crosby

> [You don't have to be noisy to be effective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-crosby/you-don-t-have-to-be-noisy-to-be-effective/)

[Phil Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-crosby/)

> [We must define quality as conformance to specifications if we are to manage it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-crosby/we-must-define-quality-as-conformance-to-specifications-if-we-are-to/)

[Phil Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-crosby/)

> [Selecting the right person for the right job is the largest part of coaching.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-crosby/selecting-the-right-person-for-the-right-job-is-the-largest-part-of/)

[Phil Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-crosby/)

> [Slowness to change usually means fear of the new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-crosby/slowness-to-change-usually-means-fear-of-the-new/)

[Phil Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-crosby/)

> [Quality means conformance to requirements, not elegance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-crosby/quality-means-conformance-to-requirements-not-elegance/)

[Phil Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-crosby/)

> [Successful people breed success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-crosby/successful-people-breed-success/)

[Phil Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-crosby/)

> [Being convinced one knows the whole story is the surest way to fail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-crosby/being-convinced-one-knows-the-whole-story-is-the-surest-way-to-fail/)

[Phil Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-crosby/)

> [Change should be a friend. It should happen by plan, not by accident.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-crosby/change-should-be-a-friend-it-should-happen-by-plan-not-by-accident/)

[Phil Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-crosby/)

> [The cost of quality is the expense of doing things wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-crosby/the-cost-of-quality-is-the-expense-of-doing-things-wrong/)

[Phil Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-crosby/)

> [You are going to be measured anyway by some means, fair or foul. Usually the one doing the measuring has nothing specific in mind;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-crosby/you-are-going-to-be-measured-anyway-by-some-means-fair-or-foul/)

[Phil Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-crosby/)

> [It isn't what you find, it's what you do about what you find.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-crosby/it-isn-t-what-you-find-it-s-what-you-do-about-what-you-find/)

[Phil Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-crosby/)

> [Improving quality requires a culture change, not just a new diet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-crosby/improving-quality-requires-a-culture-change-not-just-a-new-diet/)

[Phil Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-crosby/)

> [You have to lead people gently toward what they already know is right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-crosby/you-have-to-lead-people-gently-toward-what-they-already-know-is-right/)

[Phil Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-crosby/)

> [When you're out of quality, you're out of business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-crosby/when-you-re-out-of-quality-you-re-out-of-business/)

[Phil Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-crosby/)

> [Quality is the result of a carefully constructed cultural environment. It has to be the fabric of the organization, not part of the fabric.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-crosby/quality-is-the-result-of-a-carefully-constructed-cultural-environment/)

[Phil Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-crosby/)

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