Management Quote by W. Edwards Deming Download Open image “We should be guided by theory, not by numbers.” — W. Edwards Deming ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Management Mathematics Numbers Should Theory
We should always bear in mind that numbers represent a simplification of reality. — Kenneth E. Boulding Copy Share Image
I think putting numbers together into a coherent framework always seemed to me to be what really matters. — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
We all studied math, but we don't go around spewing numbers. Religion should be used in the appropriate way. — Chris Ofili Copy Share Image
It is not of the essence of mathematics to be conversant with the ideas of number and quantity. — George Boole Copy Share Image
Numbers serve to discipline rhetoric. Without them it is too easy to follow flights of fancy, to ignore the world as it is and… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The science of numbers ought to be preferred as an acquisition before all others, because of its necessity and because of the great secrets… — Boethius Copy Share Image
If we can't express what we know in the form of numbers, we really don't know much about it. — Lord Kelvin Copy Share Image
Absence of defects does not necessarily build business... Something more is required. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
In Japan, a company worker's position is secure. He is retrained for another job if his present job is eliminated by productivity improvement. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The only useful function of a statistician is to make predictions, and thus to provide a basis for action. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
Sub-optimization is when everyone is for himself. Optimization is when everyone is working to help the company. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
A manager of people needs to understand that all people are different. This is not ranking people. He needs to understand that the performance… — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
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If you want to serve in a Trump administration, you're going to serve this country, not yourself. — Sean Spicer Copy Share Image
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