--- title: "9 Six Sigma Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Six Sigma quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Six Sigma sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/carla-de-guzman-225859_oh-my-god_oh-my-god-was-he-trying-to-six-sigma-me_200832.jpg" --- > [“Oh my god, was he trying to Six Sigma me? “Dad,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carla-de-guzman/oh-my-god-was-he-trying-to-six-sigma-me-dad/) [Carla de Guzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carla-de-guzman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/carla-de-guzman-225859_oh-my-god_oh-my-god-was-he-trying-to-six-sigma-me_200832.jpg) > [Six Sigma is a quality program that, when all is said and done, improves your customers' experience, lowers your costs, and builds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/six-sigma-is-a-quality-program-that-when-all-is-said-and-done/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ef/jack-welch-1195_cost_six-sigma-is-a-quality-program-that-when_2168922.png) > [With Lean Six Sigma, the tools are the easy part, changing organizational culture is the hard part.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-novak/with-lean-six-sigma-the-tools-are-the-easy-part-changing/) [John Novak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-novak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/john-novak-45860_culture_with-lean-six-sigma-the-tools-are-the-ea_2870221.jpg) > [“Use every person's skill set to the fullest. Both optimists and pessimists contribute. An optimist invents the hot air balloon, and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/use-every-person-s-skill-set-to-the-fullest-both-optimists-and/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/085/ramesh-lohia-and-surbhi-lohia_american-society_use-every-person-s-skill-set-to-the-full_1334565.jpg) > [“Perfect is an illusion, one that was created to maintain the status quo. The Six Sigma charade is largely about hiding from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-godin/perfect-is-an-illusion-one-that-was-created-to-maintain-the-status/) [Seth Godin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-godin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6f/seth-godin-152_change_perfect-is-an-illusion-one-that-was-crea_2859379.jpg) > [Charging everyone the same thing and treating everyone the same way, as retailers do today, is 'Six Sigma' thinking which is great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fader/charging-everyone-the-same-thing-and-treating-everyone-the-same-way/) [Peter Fader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-fader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/peter-fader-69672_charging_charging-everyone-the-same-thing-and-tre_2601964.png) > [“The reason, according to Fortune, was that Six Sigma got in the way of innovation. Too much energy was spent cutting defects…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-klein/the-reason-according-to-fortune-was-that-six-sigma-got-in-the-way-of/) [Gary Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f21/gary-klein-47547_innovation_the-reason-according-to-fortune-was-that_2956574.jpg) > [“So much has happened since the first publication of The Six Sigma Way, and it has been rewarding to find that much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-pande/so-much-has-happened-since-the-first-publication-of-the-six-sigma-way/) [Peter S. Pande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-pande/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/peter-s-pande-183151_books_so-much-has-happened-since-the-first-pub_8489.jpg) > [“This is like the Six Sigma approach to quality. Six Sigma refers to the quest for continuous improvement, ultimately leading to 3.4…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-godin/this-is-like-the-six-sigma-approach-to-quality-six-sigma-refers-to/) [Seth Godin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-godin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/seth-godin-152_adventure_this-is-like-the-six-sigma-approach-to-q_1512645.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/six-sigma/#itemlist", "name": "Six Sigma Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Oh my god, was he trying to Six Sigma me? “Dad,”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Carla de Guzman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carla-de-guzman/oh-my-god-was-he-trying-to-six-sigma-me-dad/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/carla-de-guzman-225859_oh-my-god_oh-my-god-was-he-trying-to-six-sigma-me_200832.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/carla-de-guzman-225859_oh-my-god_oh-my-god-was-he-trying-to-six-sigma-me_200832.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/carla-de-guzman-225859_oh-my-god_oh-my-god-was-he-trying-to-six-sigma-me_200832.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Oh my god, was he trying to Six Sigma me? “Dad,” — Carla de Guzman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Six Sigma is a quality program that, when all is said and done, improves your customers' experience, lowers your costs, and builds better leaders.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jack Welch" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/six-sigma-is-a-quality-program-that-when-all-is-said-and-done/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ef/jack-welch-1195_cost_six-sigma-is-a-quality-program-that-when_2168922.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ef/jack-welch-1195_cost_six-sigma-is-a-quality-program-that-when_2168922.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ef/jack-welch-1195_cost_six-sigma-is-a-quality-program-that-when_2168922.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Six Sigma is a quality program that, when all is said and done, improves your customers' experience, lowers…” — Jack Welch", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "With Lean Six Sigma, the tools are the easy part, changing organizational culture is the hard part.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Novak" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-novak/with-lean-six-sigma-the-tools-are-the-easy-part-changing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/john-novak-45860_culture_with-lean-six-sigma-the-tools-are-the-ea_2870221.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/john-novak-45860_culture_with-lean-six-sigma-the-tools-are-the-ea_2870221.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/john-novak-45860_culture_with-lean-six-sigma-the-tools-are-the-ea_2870221.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“With Lean Six Sigma, the tools are the easy part, changing organizational culture is the hard part.” — John Novak", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Use every person's skill set to the fullest. 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