Quality Management Quotes

Explore these insightful quotes that highlight the essence of quality management and its impact on success:

“Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” – Henry Ford
“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.” – John Ruskin
“What gets measured gets managed.” – Peter Drucker
“Quality is everyone’s responsibility.” – W. Edwards Deming
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” – Winston Churchill
“You cannot inspect quality into a product.” – Harold F. Dodge
“The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.” – Often attributed to Benjamin Franklin
“Uncontrolled variation is the enemy of quality.” – W. Edwards Deming

These quotes serve as a reminder of the importance of quality in every aspect of business and life. Let them inspire your journey toward excellence.

More Quotes by W. Edwards Deming

Discover more wisdom from one of the pioneers of quality management:

“In God we trust; all others must bring data.”
“Without data, you're just another person with an opinion.”
“Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival.”
“If you can't describe what you are doing as a process, you don't know what you're doing.”
“A bad system will beat a good person every time.”
“It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.”
“Experience by itself teaches nothing... Without theory, experience has no meaning.”
“Every system is perfectly designed to get the result that it does.”
“The worker is not the problem. The problem is at the top! Management!”
“A goal without a method is cruel.”

These quotes reflect Deming's profound insights into quality management and organizational systems. Let them inspire your approach to excellence.

Phil Crosby, a pioneer in quality management, shared timeless wisdom that continues to inspire excellence:

“Quality is free. It's not a gift, but it's free. The 'unquality' things are what cost money.”
“The cost of quality is the expense of doing things wrong.”
“Quality has to be caused, not controlled.”
“When you're out of quality, you're out of business.”
“Quality means conformance to requirements, not elegance.”
“Improving quality requires a culture change, not just a new diet.”
“It is always cheaper to do the job right the first time.”
“Making a wrong decision is understandable. Refusing to search continually for learning is not.”

These quotes reflect Crosby's belief in the importance of proactive quality management and its role in achieving organizational success.