Overemphasis of efficiency leads to an unfortunate circularity in design: for reasons of efficiency early programming languages reflected the characteristics of the… — Kenneth E. Iverson Copy Share Image
I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We need a number of solutions - we need more efficiency and conservation. Efficiency is a big one. I think car companies… — Daryl Hannah Copy Share Image
“It is my desire that you consider the advice I am rendering here; that you should no longer sell your life but… — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
In this context, I believe it is an imperative for the new President to select and install his team as quickly as… — Richard V. Allen Copy Share Image
Britain is one of the world's most open economies. More dependent on trade than any other major country. Our success depends on… — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
“Oh, be humble, my brother, in your prosperity! Whose virtue is a deficiency of temptation, whose success may be a chance, whose… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
Technology is an important element in progress. See, we can always do something better. We can improve water technology, or energy efficiency.… — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
“When everything feels urgent and important, everything seems equal. We become active and busy, but this doesn’t actually move us any closer… — Gary Keller Copy Share Image
“The bald fact is that many companies provide developers with a workplace that is so crowded, noisy, and interruptive as to fill… — Tom DeMarco Copy Share Image
When you care about people's happiness and productivity, you give them what brings out the best in them and their creativity. And… — Tim Cook Copy Share Image
God is the efficient cause not only of the existence of things, but also of their essence. Corr. Individual things are nothing… — Baruch Spinoza Copy Share Image
Productivity depends on many factors, including our workforce's knowledge and skills and the quantity and quality of the capital, technology, and infrastructure… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
Art and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women. The latter normally concerns itself with… — Bertolt Brecht Copy Share Image
“Invest maximum amount of time into refining your gift and become best at what you were called to do and you will… — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
“when our younger employees—those without families—work longer hours than those who are parents, we must be mindful not to compare the output… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
I believe that capitalism, at least how it's used by major corporations, and environmental concerns are in opposition. To be ecologically aware,… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
“It is better to purposefully spend time with people talking about things that could improve them or talk about things that could… — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
“There is a code of behavior which has grown in Western societies which says every available minute must be filled with productive… — BusinessNews Publishing Copy Share Image
We've taken bold action at home by making historic investments in renewable energy, by putting our people to work increasing efficiency in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Well, the U.S., of course, is the world's largest economy. It's about a quarter of the world's output. It's also home to… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
“It is a pity that dead men are still impacting the world while men who are still alive are wasting away, roaming… — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
My advice would be, as you consider fiscal policies, to keep in mind and look carefully at the impact those policies are… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
The trick to maximizing your team's productivity is to create a workspace that's flexible, so it can be altered according to the… — Neil Blumenthal Copy Share Image
In total, by giving people $30 bonus, Intel lost almost 5 percent of productivity. That's a lot. Now, think about it. You… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
Time and time again I was told that I would never make the film on time and never make it on budget.… — Richard E. Grant Copy Share Image
So much of what we do addresses the issues that are associated with climate change, whether it's working to reduce emissions, whether… — Lisa Murkowski Copy Share Image
Also, I need deadlines, just like everybody else, especially coming from magazines, newspapers, and stuff like that. I need daily or weekly… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
“Good time management is not about buying a great calendar or planner. It is not about learning tricks to move faster, or… — Julie Morgenstern Copy Share Image
Trade helps bring us products cheaply, but there is no guarantee whatsoever to assume that it will allow us to replace the… — Tim Bishop Copy Share Image
The great challenge to management today is to make productive the tremendous new resource, the knowledge worker. This, rather than the productivity… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
One of our favorite Joe Strummer quotes was, "No input, no output." Meaning, we're going to hear a band, we're going to… — Jim Jarmusch Copy Share Image
There are many signs of the value created by all the exchange that takes place in a city. We see it in… — Paul Romer Copy Share Image
“To reject solutionism is to transcend the narrow-minded rationalistic mindset that recasts every instance of an efficiency deficit [...] as an obstacle… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
Efficiency innovations arise in industries that already exist. They provide existing goods and services at much lower costs. They are not empowering.… — Clayton Christensen Copy Share Image
I try to procrastinate, if I can, productively, like I'll work on something else as procrastination. Or I take a walk. Because… — Noah Baumbach Copy Share Image
“Entrepreneurs get distracted by productivity and miss profits. Corporate folk get distracted by efficiencies and miss effectiveness. But ballers? Ballers know the… — Richie Norton Copy Share Image
The siesta provides a delightful detour from the working day and it also has a practical value as far as productivity is… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
The proclivity and the penchant of a mans persistence for doing work par excellence is a great way to improve his prospect,… — Anuj Somany Copy Share Image
I believe I have demonstrated that the voters are characteristically ill-informed when voting on reducing social costs. Furthermore, their primary concern is… — Gordon Tullock Copy Share Image