System Quotes

5175 System quotes by 3168 unique authors

The New Deals enmity for that system of free and competitive private enterprise which we call capitalism was fundamental. — Garet Garrett
So if 1960 had occurred under the old convention system, Kennedy would have had a very hard time getting the Democratic nomination because he would… — Michael Beschloss
My wish is to construct a system of sociology on the model of celestial mechanics, physics, and chemistry. — Vilfredo Pareto
There was no protection, no quota system when it came to luck. It was like that moment in math when a child learns that the… — Laura Lippman
The prevailing style of management must undergo transformation. A system can not understand itself. The transformation requires a view from outside. — W. Edwards Deming
A system is a network of interdependent components that work together to try to accomplish the aim of the system. A system must have an… — W. Edwards Deming
A system can not understand itself. — W. Edwards Deming
A system must be managed. It will not manage itself. — W. Edwards Deming
It is a mistake to assume that if everybody does his job, it will be all right. The whole system may be in trouble. — W. Edwards Deming
The key to the Toyota Way and what makes Toyota stand out is not any of the individual elements…But what is important is having all… — Taiichi Ohno
I’m proud to be Japanese and I wanted my country to succeed. I believed my system was a way that could help us become a… — Taiichi Ohno
Also, bad quality causes big disruptions in my river system. — Taiichi Ohno
The slower but consistent tortoise causes less waste and is more desirable than the speedy hare that races ahead and then stops occasionally to doze.… — Taiichi Ohno
Educational enterprises do not for any length of time remain immune from the struggle of interests for power which is the dominant feature of social… — A J Muste
Whatever you do, don't play it safe. Don't do things the way they've always been done. Don't try to fit the system. If you do… — Howard Schultz
Portraits of the Mind is a remarkable book that combines beautifully reproduced illustrations of the nervous system as it has been visualized over the centuries,… — Unknown Author
So that would be a classic mixed message to young women: you should look a certain way that's going to destroy your reproductive system and… — Susie Bright
Everyone thinks they've won the Magical Belief Lottery. Everyone thinks they more or less have a handle on things, that they, as opposed to the… — R. Scott Bakker
The human brain is like a memory system that records every thing that happens to us and makes intelligent predictions based on those experiences. — Daniel Tammet
Neither Kierkegaard nor Nietzsche had the slightest interest in starting a movement – or a new system, a thought which would indeed have offended them.… — Rollo May
But how does it feel to plug into a system that's say, a million times as smart as a person. — Rudy Rucker
A banking system is an act of faith: it survives only for as long as people believe it will. — Michael Lewis
They thought that athletes that worked out with my system wouldn't be able to throw a ball because they'd be too muscle bound. Those are… — Jack LaLanne
All forms of power - even based on the consensus of the democratic system - react when they are being attacked, or when those who… — Dario Fo
If and when we get married, only a completely opposite system will prevail. — David O. Selznick

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