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A large part of our attitude toward things is conditioned by opinions and emotions which we unconsciously absorb as children from our environment. In other words, it is tradition—besides inherited aptitudes and qualities—which makes us what we are. We but rarely reflect how relatively small as compared with the powerful influence of tradition is the influence of our conscious thought upon our conduct and convictions.
Albert Einstein
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Above all, try always to be able to feel deeply any injustice committed against any person in any part of the world. It is the most beautiful quality of a revolutionary.
Che Guevara
Endeavor consistently to empathize with any injustice inflicted on anyone around the globe. This is the greatest trait of a revolutionary.
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Happiness is a quality of the soul...not a function of one's material circumstances.
Aristotle
Contentment is an attribute of the spirit...not reliant on one's financial position.
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...quality of life lies in knowledge, in culture. Values are what constitute true quality of life, the supreme quality of life, even above food, shelter and clothing.
Fidel Castro
...quality of life lies in learning, in culture. Values are what generate authentic quality of life, the utmost quality of life, even surpassing nourishment, housing and apparel.
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Faith is that quality or power by which the things desired become the things possessed.
Kathryn Kuhlman
Confidence is the strength or assurance that what is wanted can be obtained.
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Architects in planning rooms today have forgotten their faith in natural light. Depending on the touch of a finger to a switch, they are satisfied with static light and forget the endlessly changing qualities of natural light, in which a room is a different room every second of the day.
Louis Kahn
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Kashmir has always been more than a mere place. It has the quality of an experience, or a state of mind, or perhaps an ideal.
Jan Morris
Kashmir has always been more than a geographical location. It encompasses a unique sentiment, an emotion, or a vision.
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Our days are numbered. One of the primary goals in our lives should be to prepare for our last day. The legacy we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives. What preparations should we be making now? The greatest waste in all of our earth, which cannot be recycled or reclaimed, is our waste of the time that God has given us each day.
Billy Graham
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Make your workplace into showcase that can be understood by everyone at a glance. In terms of quality, it means to make the defects immediately apparent. In terms of quantity, it means that progress or delay, measured against the plan, and is made immediately apparent. When this is done, problems can be discovered immediately, and everyone can initiate improvement plans.
Taiichi Ohno
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An aimless life is always a troubled life. Every individual should have an aim. But do not forget that the quality of your aim will depend the quality of your life. Your aim should be high and wide, generous and disinterested; this will make your life precious to yourself and to others. Whatever your ideal, it cannot be perfectly realized unless you have realized perfection in yourself.
Sri Aurobindo
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It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is the distinguishing trait of a fool to discern the shortcomings of others and overlook his own.
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Productivity and efficiency can be achieved only step by step with sustained hard work, relentless attention to details and insistence on the highest standards of quality and performance.
J. R. D. Tata
Accomplishment and proficiency can be attained only gradually with relentless effort, meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to the utmost excellence and capability.
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Habits are qualities of the soul.
Ibn Khaldun
Behaviors are characteristics of the spirit.
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I believed that, if I put a chocolate on the market that was better than anyone else was making, or was likely to make, and keep it absolutely uniform in quality, the time would come when the public would appreciate it and buy it.
Milton S. Hershey
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Quality comes not from inspection, but from improvement of the production process.
W. Edwards Deming
Superiority stems not from examination, but from refinement of the fabrication procedure.
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When you enter a mindset, you enter a new world. In one world (the world of fixed traits) success is about proving you’re smart or talented. Validating yourself. In the other (the world of changing qualities) it’s about stretching yourself to learn something new. Developing yourself.
Carol S. Dweck
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As a woman, I'm expected to want everything to be nice and to be nice myself. A very English thing. I don't design nice buildings - I don't like them. I like architecture to have some raw, vital, earthy quality.
Zaha Hadid
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To my mind, having a care and concern for others is the highest of the human qualities.
Fred Hollows
In my view, exhibiting solicitude and compassion for others is the most noble of human attributes.
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The social principles of Christianity preach cowardice, self-contempt, abasement, submission, humility, in a word all the qualities of the canaille
Karl Marx
The spiritual precepts of Christianity teach timidity, self-disdain, debasement, obedience, meekness - in a nutshell, all the characteristics of the rabble.
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Authenticity is about imperfection. And authenticity is a very human quality. To be authentic is to be at peace with your imperfections. The great leaders are not the strongest, they are the ones who are honest about their weaknesses. The great leaders are not the smartest; they are the ones who admit how much they don't know. The great leaders can't do everything; they are the ones who look to others to help them. Great leaders don't see themselves as great; they see themselves as human.
Simon Sinek
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Cost is more important than quality but quality is the best way to reduce cost.
Genichi Taguchi
'Price is paramount above all else yet excellence is the most effective way to minimize cost.'
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Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.
Wyatt Earp
Rapid is satisfactory, but precision is paramount.
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Quality planning consists of developing the products and processes required to meet customer's needs
Joseph M. Juran
Creating the necessary goods and services to satisfy customers' desires.
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Prevailing prayer is that which secures an answer. Saying prayers is not offering prevailing prayer. The prevalence of prayer does not depend so much on quantity as on quality.
Charles Grandison Finney
Succeeding supplication is that which gains a response. Praying is not the same as offering successful petition. The success of prayer does not hinge so much on quantity as on caliber.
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It is most important that top management be quality-minded. In the absence of sincere manifestation of interest at the top, little will happen below.
Joseph M. Juran
It is essential that upper-echelon leadership be committed to excellence. Without genuine display of concern from the summit, little progress will be made below.
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Baby booty, juicy fruity, truck stop cutie, road side beauty, I'm in love with you.
James Taylor
'Sugarplum sweetheart, delightful darling, roadside angel, truckstop temptress, I'm captivated by you.'
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The strawberry grows underneath the nettle And wholesome berries thrive and ripen best Neighbour'd by fruit of baser quality.
William Shakespeare
The strawberry flourishes beneath the stinging-nettle, And wholesome fruits swell and mature to perfection Surrounded by produce of inferior calibre.
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I suppose the one quality in an astronaut more powerful than any other is curiosity. They have to get some place nobody's ever been.
John Glenn
I would say: 'Undoubtedly, the most crucial attribute of an astronaut is inquisitiveness. They must venture to someplace never before explored.'
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My heart belongs to the details. I actually always found them to be more important than the big picture. Nothing works without details. They are everything, the baseline of quality.
Dieter Rams
My soul is devoted to the specifics. I've always deemed them of greater significance than the overall view. Not a single thing can be accomplished without particulars. They are critical, forming the basis of excellence.
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Cleanliness is the Hallmark of perfect standards and the best quality inspector is the conscience
J. R. D. Tata
Pristine tidiness is the insignia of immaculate standards and the preeminent quality evaluator is one's moral compass.
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What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and sh*ts quantity.
William S. Burroughs
The financial system devours youthfulness, liveliness, and loveliness, but mostly it consumes ingenuity. In return, it delivers sheer numbers with no regard for excellence.
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Everything is based on a simple rule: Quality is the best business plan, period.
Steve Jobs
All success starts with a sound principle: Excellence is the key to success, no exceptions.
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There may be one fault in a man that conceals a thousand qualities, or one excellence that conceals a thousand faults. The little indicates much.
Shams Tabrizi
'A single blemish can mask a multitude of virtues, or one positive trait can obscure many shortcomings. The least can tell you the most.'
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You do design because you feel it inside; you have a moral issue to spread quality in our environment.
Massimo Vignelli
You create art because you have an inner drive; you have a passionate commitment to bring excellence into our surroundings.
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As with many other things, there is a surprising amount of prejudice against quality control, but the proof of the pudding is still in the eating.
Kaoru Ishikawa
The veracity of quality control is best judged by its results; yet, inexplicably, it encounters a considerable degree of bias.
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Movement is life. Life is a process. Improve the quality of the process and you improve the quality of life itself.
Moshe Feldenkrais
Progress is life. Life is a journey. Enhance the caliber of the voyage and you elevate the standard of living itself.
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Improve quality, you automatically improve productivity.
W. Edwards Deming
Enhance excellence, you automatically amplify efficiency.
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Understanding variation is the key to success in quality and business.
W. Edwards Deming
Grasping discrepancy is the cornerstone of prosperity in quality and commerce.
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It's gotta be rock and roll music, if you wanna dance with me.
Chuck Berry
It has to be rock and roll tunes, if you desire to boogie with me.
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The quality of the box matters little. Success depends upon the man who sits in it.
Manfred von Richthofen
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The aim of Positive Psychology is to catalyze a change in psychology from a preoccupation only with repairing the worst things in life to also building the best qualities in life.
Martin Seligman
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Worship: Where God isn't moved by the quality of our voice but by the condition of our hearts.
Chris Tomlin
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Proactively bring passion to everything you touch, to everything you do. No matter what task is in front of you, bring as much enthusiasm and energy to it as you possibly can. Bring your full attention, your full presence, the Godlike quality that each of us has within, to every task in your day.
Marie Forleo
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Inspection with the aim of finding the bad ones and throwing them out is too late, ineffective, and costly. Quality comes not from inspection but from improvement of the process.
W. Edwards Deming
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I am struck by how sharing our weakness and difficulties is more nourishing to others than sharing our qualities and successes.
Jean Vanier
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As much as 95% of quality related problems in the factory can be solved with seven fundamental quantitative tools.
Kaoru Ishikawa
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One cannot be pessimistic about the West. This is the native home of hope. When it fully learns that cooperation, not rugged individualism, is the quality that most characterizes and preserves it, then it will have achieved itself and outlived its origins. Then it has a chance to create a society to match its scenery.
Wallace Stegner
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The confidence people have in their beliefs is not a measure of the quality of evidence but of the coherence of the story the mind has managed to construct.
Daniel Kahneman