Quotes About Efficiency

I'm not one of those who thinks the only way to fix what's wrong with American education is to throw more money at it. We also need to do it much better.

I know how to fix a problem. I know how to get things done.

People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.

If I need a pair of tennis shorts, I'll buy them online. I don't really care. Not going to go and try on a pair and see how my bum looks. Who cares? But for things that you care about - I mean, a jacket and a pair of trousers, you've got to try them on.

Corporate America doesn't give a damn about you. It does not care about your feelings. It wants productivity, and whoever doesn't produce is going to be pushed out, and the way is going to be paved for somebody else to step into your shoes who can do the job.

Whoever invented double clicking should be shot in the head! Twice!

It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book.

The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible; yet, by the aid of a few wheels, its effect is spread over the whole twenty-four hours.

The bottom line is, when people are crystal clear about the most important priorities of the organization and team they work with and prioritized their work around those top priorities, not only are they many times more productive, they discover they have the time they need to have a whole life.

If you continue to keep low performers on your team, that are actually dragging the team down; you're failing the whole team, and eventually, the whole team is going to fail.

Obama's view of the tax code is inherently political: Whom can we hit next? Energy companies, jet owners, bankers? Instead, the question should be how to promote economic efficiency by raising revenue without trying to manipulate corporate or personal behavior.

The mobile phone... is a tool for those whose professions require a fast response, such as doctors or plumbers.

People like me, whose income largely comes from dividends, should pay more taxes. The problem is that taxes aren't used efficiently.

My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?

Why waltz with a guy for 10 rounds if you can knock him out in one?

The thing that I often ask startups on top of Ethereum is, 'Can you please tell me why using the Ethereum blockchain is better than using Excel?' And if they can come up with a good answer, that's when you know you've got something really interesting.

I was born trying to figure out why other kids were just playing in a circle. What are you doing in the circle? Duck, Duck, Goose? What is the goose supposed to do? You could be organizing; you could be producing products that are for sale. You have a circle, but how are you utilizing it?

Actually I like working kind of fast, because if you got it, why bother doing it over and over?

I like working really fast. The best ideas are the first ones that come into your head - so why bother thinking of any more?

Rather than make 20 things and throw them at the wall and hope you get 6 that maybe feel like keepers, why not focus?

Let's face it, who among us wouldn't take a pill or potion that would make us better at our job? Goodness knows, we abuse substances for just about everything in our personal lives; why not in our professional lives as well?

In New York City, when they develop something, they never use the old buildings. It's so wasteful. Why not use what's there?

So much of our society has gone completely digital. Today, you can attend school, buy TVs, plan a vacation, and pay your bills electronically. Why not bring comic books into the digital realm?

We could auto-replenish as you take things out of the fridge. Why not?