Juran Quotes

#1. Without a standard there is no logical basis for making a decision or taking action.

Joseph M. Juran

#2. Goal setting has traditionally been based on past performance. This practice has tended to perpetuate the sins of the past.

Joseph M. Juran

#3. Observing many companies in action, I am unable to point to a single instance in which stunning results were gotten without the active and personal leadership of the upper managers.

Joseph M. Juran

#4. All improvement happens project by project and in no other way.

Joseph M. Juran

#5. I love a black wedding dress.

Vera Wang

#6. Manage by exception.Only require reporting when there is a deviation from the plan.

Brian Tracy

#7. And the three of us are left out here in the emptiness of what used to be a home. This is the end of the things we used to consider good.

Sarah Negovetich

#8. Quality planning consists of developing the products and processes required to meet customer's needs

Joseph M. Juran

#9. A thirst for the infinite is indelibly present in human beings. Man was created to have a relationship with God; we need him.

Pope Benedict XVI

#10. For many phenomena, 80% of consequences stem from 20% of the causes.

Joseph M. Juran

#11. Reputations rise and fall almost as regularly as the tides.

Peter Benchley

#12. Pareto's Principle: you generally spend 80% of your time on 20% of the project.

Joseph M. Juran

#13. No matter your age, stage of life, or circumstances, don't forget to dare to dream with God. You don't have to figure anything out. Just keep saying yes to Him, in big ways and small, and watch what He does.

Lysa TerKeurst

#14. Play is the establishment and exploration of relationship.

Gregory Bateson

#15. Every successful quality revolution has included the participation of upper management. We know of no exceptions.

Joseph M. Juran

#16. What I want to do has no end, since I am on the endless frontier of a branch of knowledge.

Joseph M. Juran

#17. 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