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All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.
W. Edwards Deming
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W. Edwards Deming
Age: 93 †
Born: 1900
Born: October 18
Died: 1993
Died: December 20
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Sioux City
Iowa
William Edwards Deming
W.E. Deming
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Put a good person in a bad system and the bad system wins, no contest.
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You do not install quality you begin to work at it.
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People care more for themselves when they contribute to the system.
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Whenever there is fear, you will get wrong figures.
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The greatest losses are unknown and unknowable.
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Mere allocation of huge sums of money for quality will not bring quality.
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