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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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Confusing common causes with special causes will only make things worse.
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Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!
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Without theory we can only copy.
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A leader's job is to help his people.
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When we cooperate, everybody wins.
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We are being ruined by the best efforts of people who are doing the wrong thing.
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There is no economy in having one operation produce a part and another separate the good ones from the bad ones.
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Nobody should try to use data unless he has collected data.
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3% of the problems have figures, 97% of the problems do not.
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When asked what single event was most helpful in developing the Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein replied, Figuring out how to think about the problem.
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Does experience help? NO! Not if we are doing the wrong things.
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All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.
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