Quotes About Quality

They paid some madman who thought he was a decorator a lot of money to make the place look hip and unique. May be it's my lack of fashion sense talking, but I thought they should have held out for one of those gorillas who has learned to paint. The results would have been of similar quality, and they could have paid in fresh produce. - Harry Dresden, Small Favor, Jim Butcher

Once you begin to mass-manufacture anything, by the very nature of the process, you lose the sense of personal attachment you might have to something made by hand.

They'd paid some madman who thought he was a decorator a lot of money to make the place look hip and unique. Maybe it's my lack of fashion sense talking, but I thought they should have held out for one of these gorillas who has learned to paint. The results would have been of similar quality, and they could have paid in fresh produce.

One thing that has gone wrong in America is the general acceptance of bad ham

He had an elaborate, to me, theory that even the simplest of us could raise the quality of our lives by vastly increasing our level of attention.

They [best dressed women] don't want to look like their daughters. They want their own individual brand of chic. […] The cut and fit must be exactly right, and they are willing to spend hours in the fitting room to make sure of it. They spend money, too. But if any one of them went broke tomorrow she'd rather choose one perfectly cut expensive dress and make it do for years than buy a dozen cheap ones.

Price competition, Porter warns, is the most damaging form of rivalry. The more rivalry is based on price, the more you are engaged in competing to be the best.

Diligence, hard work, perseverance, excellence are the values that will make us have quality churches that will make us bring kingdom of God to the earth.

Mediocrity is Death.

The Protestant teachings caused people to view their work as a way of proving their love to God so they tried to do their best and give the best quality to God by giving the best quality to man.

Whatever you do, be sure to do it well.

Every work you do should be done unto the Lord and your love to God must show in the quality of your product

People can easily forget how fast you did your work, but can hardly forget how well you did it.

Great literary works are not measured by the number of words, but by the impact they create.

Some things is made by destiny, yes, other things by hard work, but quality you don't learn. Quality you are born with.

I've learned a tremendous amount over the years by watching designers work. I now have a good understanding of what sits well on the body, not to mention the importance of a great cut and quality.

The easiest way to stop piracy is not by putting antipiracy technology to work. It's by giving those people a service that's better than what they're receiving from the pirates.

Don't pity the girl with one true friend. Envy her. Pity the girl with just a thousand acquaintances.

One downside of online shopping is being disappointed when you get your product. Boo...

Being good is more important than being original. Originality is a product, not an intention.

Hat which cost little is less valued.

As it is with a play, so it is with life, what matters is not how long the acting lasts, but how good it is.

It is impossible to park a Ferrari in a space that is taken up by an old wreck

Time is precious. Don't waste your time on those who doesn't deserve it. Let your time be fulfilled on what makes you happy.