Gordon Strang Rule of Thumb

Standard parts are not.

W. Edwards Deming Rule of Thumb

In God we trust ... all others bring data.

Johann Schiller Rule of Thumb

Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.

Henry Royce Rule of Thumb

Small things make perfection, but perfection is no small thing.

Howard Newton Rule of Thumb

People forget how fast you did a job, but they remember how well you did it.

Willa Foster Rule of Thumb

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives, the cumulative experience of many masters of craftsmanship ... quality also marks the search for an ideal after necessity has been satisfied and mere usefulness achieved.

Albert Einstein Rule of Thumb

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

Neil Pendock Rule of Thumb

The quality of the wine is inversely proportional to the ferocity of the beast depicted on its label.

Vince Lombardi Rule of Thumb

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

Harriet Braiker Rule of Thumb

Striving for excellence motivates you ... striving for perfection is demoralizing.

Arthur Conan Doyle Rule of Thumb

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

Benjamin Franklin Rule of Thumb

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!

Rhoberta Shaler Rule of Thumb

Quality is never an accident ... it is the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution ... it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.

Bernard Berenson Rule of Thumb

Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Aldous Huxley Rule of Thumb

The only completely consistent people are dead.

Jean de la Fontaine Rule of Thumb

By the work one knows the workman.

Henry Kaiser Rule of Thumb

When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt!

Aristotle Rule of Thumb

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

Jerry Garcia Rule of Thumb

You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best ... you want to be considered the only ones who do what you do!

W. Edwards Deming Rule of Thumb

Cutting costs without improvement in quality is futile!