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# Eliyahu Goldratt

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Eliyahu Moshe Goldratt was an Israeli business management guru. He was the originator of the Optimized Production Technique, the Theory of Constraints (TOC), the Thinking Processes, Drum-Buffer-Rope, Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) and other TOC derived tools.

##  Quotes by Eliyahu Goldratt

> [Every person can reach a full life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/every-person-can-reach-a-full-life/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Every](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/every/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_every_every-person-can-reach-a-full-life-27406_2740605.jpg)

> [Every conflict can be removed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/every-conflict-can-be-removed/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Conflict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conflict/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a59/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_conflict_every-conflict-can-be-removed-2537675_2537675.jpg)

> [I call myself an educator.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/i-call-myself-an-educator/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Call](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/call/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f0/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_call_i-call-myself-an-educator-4823_4823.jpg)

> [Conditions impact the behaviour of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/conditions-impact-the-behaviour-of-people/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Behaviour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behaviour/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38a/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_behaviour_conditions-impact-the-behaviour-of-peopl_1652215.jpg)

> [Growth becomes less important than stability; we have to give people changes slowly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/growth-becomes-less-important-than-stability-we-have-to-give-people/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78c/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_change_growth-becomes-less-important-than-stabi_602677.jpg)

> [For me, 'educator' is the highest title that exists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/for-me-educator-is-the-highest-title-that-exists/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Educator](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/educator/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b93/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_educator_for-me-educator-is-the-highest-title-tha_410978.jpg)

> [We have to have workers that will produce more and will stop work when it is not needed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/we-have-to-have-workers-that-will-produce-more-and-will-stop-work/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[More](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/more/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45f/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_more_we-have-to-have-workers-that-will-produc_2612373.jpg)

> [Automation is good, so long as you know exactly where to put the machine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/automation-is-good-so-long-as-you-know-exactly-where-to-put-the/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Automation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/automation/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/834/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_automation_automation-is-good-so-long-as-you-know-e_3093367.jpg)

> [If you want people to take action,you must refrain from giving them the answers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/if-you-want-people-to-take-action-you-must-refrain-from-giving-them/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Answers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/answers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d8/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_answers_if-you-want-people-to-take-action-you-mu_2865400.jpg)

> [The problem with a cost reduction strategy is that there is a finite limit.You can only get to zero.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/the-problem-with-a-cost-reduction-strategy-is-that-there-is-a-finite/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Finite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/finite/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b7/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_finite_the-problem-with-a-cost-reduction-strate_2731007.jpg)

> [Every one of you is a super genius if you just focus your common sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/every-one-of-you-is-a-super-genius-if-you-just-focus-your-common-sense/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Common sense](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/common-sense/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92b/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_common-sense_every-one-of-you-is-a-super-genius-if-yo_552111.jpg)

> [Every situation, no matter how complex it initially looks, is exceedingly simple.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/every-situation-no-matter-how-complex-it-initially-looks-is/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Complex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/complex/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_complex_every-situation-no-matter-how-complex-it_979405.jpg)

> [I took inspiration from 'Fountainhead,' the way in which Ayn Rand conveyed her political philosophy through an immensely popular novel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/i-took-inspiration-from-fountainhead-the-way-in-which-ayn-rand/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be6/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_books_i-took-inspiration-from-fountainhead-the_2675558.jpg)

> [Good luck is when opportunity meets preparation, while bad luck is when lack of preparation meets reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/good-luck-is-when-opportunity-meets-preparation-while-bad-luck-is/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Bad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b1/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_bad_good-luck-is-when-opportunity-meets-prep_2446020.jpg)

> [If the system should not need parts now, the worker should not produce because you are just absorbing instead of producing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/if-the-system-should-not-need-parts-now-the-worker-should-not-produce/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Need](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/need/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e3/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_need_if-the-system-should-not-need-parts-now_2897.jpg)

> [You need collaboration of its people; it's the only way to improve a company - can you ignore that? You need a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/you-need-collaboration-of-its-people-it-s-the-only-way-to-improve-a/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fd/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_business_you-need-collaboration-of-its-people-it_2381875.jpg)

> [As a CEO, you have to take the active action to force most of your resources to stand idle from time to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/as-a-ceo-you-have-to-take-the-active-action-to-force-most-of-your/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/715/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_action_as-a-ceo-you-have-to-take-the-active-act_1278065.jpg)

> [Why is it that common sense is seldom common practice?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/why-is-it-that-common-sense-is-seldom-common-practice/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Common](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/common/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f04/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_common-sense_why-is-it-that-common-sense-is-seldom-co_1050137.jpg)

> [Every situation can be substantially improved; even the sky is not the limit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/every-situation-can-be-substantially-improved-even-the-sky-is-not-the/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Even](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/even/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c79/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_even_every-situation-can-be-substantially-imp_2735151.jpg)

> [Almost all decisions based on cost accounting are utterly wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/almost-all-decisions-based-on-cost-accounting-are-utterly-wrong/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Accounting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accounting/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c6/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_accounting_almost-all-decisions-based-on-cost-accou_3172689.jpg)

> [To be a good manager, a manager tries to constantly fight to reduce waste.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliyahu-goldratt/to-be-a-good-manager-a-manager-tries-to-constantly-fight-to-reduce/)

[Eliyahu Goldratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliyahu-goldratt/)

[Fight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fight/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ee/eliyahu-goldratt-26384_fight_to-be-a-good-manager-a-manager-tries-to_1628444.jpg)

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