Quotes About Efficiency

Godzilla' took two months because it required a two-hour-plus score. 'Imitation Game' was three weeks.

I simply wanted to get through college as quickly as humanly possible. I had no interest in extracurricular activities or anything that required me to be social. I was allergic to people.

I think the larger productions in India are very methodical and pretty much on the ball in terms of work. When I say work, I mean pre-production and the homework that's required.

Not having to constantly remind everyone what's required is an important part of being successful.

The best American manufacturers customize products to meet customer needs, reduce the time required to make them and constantly improve their design.

I just come in and work and do what is required of me to do, and do it professionally.

And autos are not the only product that could be made more energy efficient if we just put in place sensible requirements. This is also true of many appliances and even of entire buildings.

Action requires focus and priorities and these inherently require compromises and pragmatism.

And ours is a business that requires discipline and focus.

Each 'Bar Rescue' is shot in real time. So the complete rescue is 5 days from my arrival to my departure. I do not see or meet anyone in advance.

Biomedical research is only as good as its delivery. Distribution of medicines by charities is no more than a stopgap.

There's not a lot of chefs in the kitchen and very few people are involved in 'Hot Ones.' There's no research team or anything like that.

I don't even have a computer in my office. If I had e-mail, I'd never take the time to read research or absorb information. I want to think about what I'm doing, and that takes time.

I use the city because it saves time, I don't have to do a lot of research on the setting.

It takes 25 minutes to recover from a phone call or an e-mail, researchers have found, and yet the average person receives such an interruption every 11 minutes. Which means that we're never caught up; we're always out of breath, running behind.

I believe always you should have a philanthropic heart inside but business way. Because you have to get things done. That is what scientists tell us how to do properly. Business should tell us how to get things done efficiently. And government should have the good environment and the foundations of researching.

I've seen people spend days, if not months, researching and gathering data, but only at the end did they finally figure out what they were really looking for; then they have to redo a lot of stuff. If after a day or so you force yourself to put together your tentative conclusions, then you'll have guidance for the rest of your research.

I used Evernote almost exclusively for researching 'The 4-Hour Body.' I was able to eliminate all of the perpetually open tabs and multiple bookmarking services. It's also all automatically backed up to Evernote, which gives me peace of mind.

The list of plane reservations I keep on my phone - it's very, very, very long.

If you do not milk the cow fully, it falls sick.

We believe that our cost effectiveness is one of our most powerful competitive advantages in Networks, and we will not lose sight of that in the future.

If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?

Even a small reduction in errors and rework can have a significant impact.

Hospitals should be paid to keep patients out of the hospital, not for signing up more and more patients.