Quotes About Efficiency

The best computer programmers never write a new program when they can use an old one for a new job.

Why is it that we reward programmers who work all night to remove the errors they put into their programs, or managers who make drastic organizational changes to resolve the crises their poor management has created? Why not reward the programmers who design so well that they don't have dramatic errors, and managers whose organizations stay out of crisis mode? Organizing

Testing does not improve a product; the improving is done by people fixing the bugs that testing has uncovered.

When is the 'look out the windshield phase' of driving? Pretty much all driving is looking out the windshield! It's not a phase. Saying 'testing takes too long' is a bit like saying 'safe driving takes too long.

Jane easily shifts among activities—testing for discovery, pinpointing, locating, determining significance, repairing, troubleshooting, and testing to learn. As long as she continues to serve her customers, it doesn't really matter which task she performs at any given time.

Tener en mente los detalles de todo lo que quiere o debe hacer es tanto estresante como ineficiente.

The lazy man gets round the sun as quickly as the busy one.

I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter.

With a little discipline and regular self-checks, you can learn to do one thing at a time. And do it better. And be happier doing it.

My parents told me that people will never know how long it takes you to do something. They will only know how well it is done.

Slow motion gets you there faster.

Nothing in business is so valuable as time.

Minutes are worth more than money. Spend them wisely.

Don't be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. One man gets only a week's value out of a year while another man gets a full year's value out of a week.

Our costliest expenditure is time.

The Importance of Using Time Well How pleasant it is, at the end of the day, No follies to have to repent; But reflect on the past, and be able to say, That my time has been properly spent.

The organized person ... makes the most of his time and goes to his bed for the night perfectly relaxed for rest and renewal.

During a very busy life I have often been asked, "How did you manage to it all?" The answer is very simple: it is because I did everything promptly.

The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.

Timely service, like timely gifts, is doubled in value.

We must use time as a tool, not as a crutch.

Wasted time means wasted lives.

Economy is the thief of time.

All that time is lost which might be better employed.