Jeffrey Liker Quotes & Sayings

There was no warning before the outbreaks began. One day, things were normal; the next, people who were supposedly dead were getting up and attacking anything that came into range. This was upsetting for everyone involved, except for the infected, who were past being upset about that sort of thing. — Mira Grant

No matter how many improvements have been made, every process is still full of waste and rife with opportunity to improve. — Jeffrey K. Liker

Go and see for yourself to thoroughly understand the situation (genchi genbutsu). — Jeffrey K. Liker

You do not simply, mindlessly, implement the best practices. You have to think deeply about your condition. If the "best practice" seems like a useful countermeasure for your problem, you should learn from the best practice; however, what may have worked in some other place may not work for you without adjustment and even further improvement. — Jeffrey K. Liker

Every day I go forth to seek my identity, feeling greatly blessed by the things I don't find it in. — Robert Breault

Though this is my first trip to the United Kingdom, I am a proud Anglophile. I admire the practical temperament of the people. I love the artful details of daily life: a hand-stitched tea cozy in the shape of a Victorian mansion, the Wellie boots, the sheep's wool stockings, and the best tailors in the world. — Adriana Trigiani

It is interesting to note that during the last ten years Washington's 'Farewell Address' has begun to reappear in college textbooks - minus the four religious warnings. — David Barton

Every team member has the responsibility to stop the line every time they see something that is out of standard. That's how we put the responsibility for quality in the hands of our team members. — Jeffrey K. Liker

We must remember there are different seasons in our lives and let God do what He wants to do in each of those seasons. — Joyce Meyer

Forget the brother and resume the man. — Homer

If everyone understood evolution, then the tyranny of religious memes would be weakened, and we little humans might find a better way to live in this pointless universe. — Susan Blackmore

Passion. Like the moon, we borrow our light; bright as we are when grace shines on us, we are darkness itself when the Sun of Righteousness withdraws himself. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

We have to change the culture from one in which people simply do their own job in their own function to make their own numbers look good (a vertical focus) to one in which people are focused horizontally on the customer and on improving value streams that deliver value across functions. — Jeffrey K. Liker

We need more Contending and less Blending and Pretending — Joe Joe Dawson

The unvarnished truth is that almost all the people you meet feel themselves superior to you in some way, and a sure way to their hearts is to let them realize in some subtle way that you recognize their importance, and recognize it sincerely. — Dale Carnegie

We build cars, not intellectuals — Jeffrey K. Liker

The victor will be the one who gets the most voters out. — Charles B. Rangel

Sunset is the saddest light there is. — Sue Monk Kidd

Ownership means once I detect a problem I own it. I am responsible for it. — Jeffrey K. Liker

One kiss wouldn't be so bad, but
No. That was the problem right there. It would be a gateway kiss. Then there'd be tongue and heavy breathing and feelings. I needed to nip that right in the bud. Because after the kissing came all the dying. — Lola Dodge

Most Business Processes Are 90% Waste and 10% Value-Added Work — Jeffrey K. Liker

Some might debate whether people are born with talent, or whether it is developed. Toyota's stand is clear - give us the seeds of talent and we will plant them, tend the soil, water and nurture the seedlings, and eventually harvest the fruits of our labor... Of course the wise farmer selects only the best seeds, but even with careful selection there is no guarantee that the seeds will grow, or that the fruits they yield will be sweet, and yet the effort must be made because it provides the best chance of developing a strong crop. — Jeffrey K. Liker

Inspiration gives you a desire. Decision makes it an intention. Action makes it real. — Joe Vitale