Shingo Quotes & Sayings

It's only the last turn of a bolt that tightens it - the rest is just movement. — Shigeo Shingo

There are four purposes of improvement: easier, better, faster, and cheaper. These four goals appear in the order of priority. — Shigeo Shingo

Giving someone gifts cannot equate to spending quality time with them. Never replace time with things. Time is precious and once lost cannot be regained. Make every moment count...you never know when your time will be up. — Kemi Sogunle

Beliefs: Those things we hold to be true despite evidence to the contrary. — Joseph O'Connor

Are you too busy for improvement? Frequently, I am rebuffed by people who say they are too busy and have no time for such activities. I make it a point to respond by telling people, look, you'll stop being busy either when you die or when the company goes bankrupt. — Shigeo Shingo

Lean is a way of thinking- not a list of things to do — Shigeo Shingo

One of the tragic ironies of the second half of the 20th century is that when colonies in the developing world freed themselves from European rule, they often slid back into warfare, this time intensified by modern weaponry, organized militias, and the freedom of young men to defy tribal elders.77 As we shall see in the next chapter, this development is a countercurrent to the historical decline of violence, but it is also a demonstration of the role of Leviathans in propelling the decline. — Steven Pinker

We have to grasp not only the Know-How but also 'Know Why', if we want to master the Toyota Production System. — Shigeo Shingo

The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize. — Shigeo Shingo

We shouldn't fuel the future with the polluting methods of the past, ... We have the technology to power our future in ways that don't threaten our health or poison our planet. Let's choose to use it. — Denis Hayes

Improvement usually means doing something that we have never done before. — Shigeo Shingo

I'll say it loud and say it proud. I'm completely insane. — Lisa Marie Presley

The best approach is to dig out and eliminate problems where they are assumed not to exist. — Shigeo Shingo

Many business leaders are asking fundamental questions about what business they're in, why they are doing it and how it can be used as a means of healing human and natural communities. — Amory Lovins

I'd be lying if I said I had confidence in every choice I've made, that I have faith in every film I do on every shot. — Ethan Hawke

A relentless barrage of 'why's' is the best way to prepare your mind to pierce the clouded veil of thinking caused by the status quo. Use it often. — Shigeo Shingo

Even the greatest idea can become meaningless in the rush to judgement. To gauge an idea as feasible we must cut our ties to the status quo and find the balance between constructive criticism and judgment. Within that balance we will uncover crucial input for making our ideas a reality. — Shigeo Shingo

Those who are not dissatisfied will never make any progress — Shigeo Shingo

Has he ever even said he loved you?"
"He's been telling me for years," she said softly, "I just wasn't listening — Connie Brockway

Unless you change direction, you will end up where you are headed. — Shigeo Shingo

The liberation of Kuwait has begun. In conjunction with the forces of our coalition partners, the United States has moved under the code name Operation Desert Storm to enforce the mandates of the United Nations Security Council. — George H. W. Bush

I just got a body wave because I wanted it to look good when it was down. — Christy Romano

When we [the Braves] won the World Series in '95, I went nuts. I mean, that was my team. — Jeff Francoeur

I was starting to understand the true meaning of soul mates. They weren't necessarily people who you are supposed to spend forever with. No, they are people who know you, and who you'll always be connected with, no matter what time passes and where you are in the world. — Angela Richardson

When you buy bananas all you want is the fruit not the skin, but you have to pay for the skin also. It is a waste. And you the customer should not have to pay for the waste. — Shigeo Shingo

Griefs upon griefs! Disappointments upon disappointments. What then? This is a gay, merry world notwithstanding. — John Adams