“People with targets and jobs dependent upon meeting them will probably...” — W. Edwards Deming Quote

“People with targets and jobs dependent upon meeting them will probably meet the targets - even if they have to destroy the enterprise to do it.”

“Declining productivity and quality means your unit production costs stay high but you don't have as much to sell. Your workers don't want to be paid less, so to maintain profits, you increase your prices. That's inflation.”

“If you can't describe what you are doing as a process, you don't know what you're doing.”

“We shouldn't be so dependent on foreign oil.”

“I like training alone. Otherwise, I find I get too dependent on someone else for motivation.”

“If you could wean yourself off of oil and not be dependent on the Middle East, obviously it's better.”