Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change. Votes: 4
Tom PetersImprovement is about doing something better; innovation is about doing something new. Votes: 3
Andy HargreavesImprovement makes strait roads, but the crooked roads without Improvement, are roads of Genius. Votes: 3
William BlakeImprovement of one's economic position is helped more by cool persistence than by hot enthusiasm. Votes: 3
William FeatherThere is always space for improvement, no matter how long you've been in the business. Votes: 3
Oscar De La HoyaI kind of feel like people like to dump on 'Home Improvement,' and I don't know why. Votes: 3
Patricia RichardsonSpend some time this weekend on home improvement; improve your attitude toward your family. Votes: 2
Robert Foster BennettSpend some time this weekend on home improvement; improve your attitude toward your family. Votes: 2
Bo BennettPractice the philosophy of continuous improvement. Get a little bit better every single day. Votes: 2
Brian TracyThe best performance improvement is the transition from the nonworking state to the working state. Votes: 2
John OusterhoutThere's always room for improvement, but the judges are looking for big airs and stylish tricks. Votes: 2
Shaun WhiteThere is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. Votes: 2
Aldous HuxleyAlways remember that problems contain values that have improvement potential. Votes: 0
Norman Vincent PealeKaizen means ongoing improvement involving everybody, without spending much money. Votes: 0
Masaaki ImaiMaybe self-improvement isn't the answer, maybe self-destruction is the answer. Votes: 0
Chuck PalahniukThe scope for improvement is infinite, precisely because perfection is unattainable. Votes: 0
George SorosWithout change, there is no innovation, creativity or incentive for improvement Votes: 0
William PollardHumility leads to the highest distinction, because it leads to self-improvement. Votes: 0
Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st BaronetNature, after all, is not so poor that she requires constant improvement Votes: 0
Albert Renger-PatzschQuality comes not from inspection, but from improvement of the production process. Votes: 0
W. Edwards DemingResolutions are popular because everyone feels they could use a little improvement. Votes: 0
Marilu HennerChange equals self improvement. Push yourself to places you haven't been before. Votes: 0
Pat SummittOne percent improvement in 1,000 things is better than 1,000% improvement in one thing. Votes: 0
Tom PetersDedicate yourself to continuous personal improvement you are your most precious resource Votes: 0
Brian TracyProcess improvement is most valuable in raising the floor of a community's practice. Votes: 0
Fred BrooksThe first object of human association [is] the full improvement of their condition. Votes: 0
Thomas JeffersonThough all society is founded on intolerance, all improvement is founded on tolerance. Votes: 0
George Bernard ShawInventions become perfect by slow improvement, and each step is itself an invention. Votes: 0
Joseph JastrowThe performances of others are often selected as standards for self-improvement of abilities Votes: 0
Albert BanduraProgress is made by the improvement of people, not the improvement of machines. Votes: 0
Adrian TchaikovskyAll men plume themselves on the improvement of society, and no man improves. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonReally, who's the best at what they do? There's always room for improvement. Votes: 0
Lindsay PearceHe has left off reading altogether, to the great improvement of his originality. Votes: 0
Charles LambAll improvement in your life begins with an improvement in your mental pictures. Votes: 0
Brian TracyI'm not really satisfied. I've done all right, but there's room for improvement. Votes: 0
Travis HafnerThe home is a human institution. All human institutions are open to improvement. Votes: 0
Charlotte Perkins GilmanI like writing, but I write for self-improvement more than I do for money. Votes: 0
Thomas SteinbeckThe only job security you have today os your commitment to continuous personal improvement. Votes: 0
Ken BlanchardLove & kindness have far greater influence than punishment upon the improvement of human character. Votes: 0
Shoghi EffendiPeople are the common denominator of progress; no improvement is possible with unimproved people. Votes: 0
John Kenneth GalbraithWith no positivity, there is no hope; with no negativity, there is no improvement. Votes: 0
Criss JamiYou cannot tie your fiance to the railroad track of self-reflection and personal improvement. Votes: 0
Amy DickinsonI admire [Samuel] Beckett, but I am totally against him. He seeks no improvement. Votes: 0
Jean-Paul SartreI've done a lot of self-improvement. I'm always working on being a better person. Votes: 0
Joel MaddenI'm addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there's so damn much about myself to improve. Votes: 0
A. J. JacobsHere's other quotes and sayings you can motivate yourself with. Practice only makes for improvement. Votes: 0
Les BrownPolitics isn't about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives. Votes: 0
Paul WellstoneLet you look to your own improvement before you go to judge your husband anymore. Votes: 0
John ProctorSelf-improvement is generally a removal of a vice rather than an acquisition of a virtue. Votes: 0
Chris MatakasThere's nothing like self-improvement to get your friends to like you for who you were. Votes: 0
Robert BreaultThe greatest performance improvement of all is when a system goes from not-working to working. Votes: 0
John OusterhoutAs if at the age of eighteen life already sucked beyond any hope of improvement. Votes: 0
Sarah DessenIn general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires. Votes: 0
Benjamin FranklinLet us praise even the slightest improvement. That inspires the other person to keep on improving. Votes: 0
Dale CarnegieSuccess comes from the ability to view each arising problem as an opportunity for self improvement. Votes: 0
Stephen CoveyDeath is, in fact, oddly pleasant, and certainly an improvement on what comes immediately before it. Votes: 0
E.A.A. WilsonIf words were invented to conceal thought, newspapers are a great improvement of a bad invention Votes: 0
Henry David ThoreauIt is the constant and undying hope for improvement that makes golf so exquisitely worth playing. Votes: 0
Bernard DarwinIt's not records I chase, it's self-improvement. And that cannot be done by taking it easy. Votes: 0
Chrissie WellingtonAny disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life Votes: 0
Joseph CampbellOur social tools are not an improvement to modern society, they are a challenge to it. Votes: 0
Clay ShirkyGive so much to the improvement of yourself, that you don't have time to criticize others. Votes: 0
Jim RohnNo matter how old a mother is she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement. Votes: 0
Florida Scott-MaxwellThey realize at last that change does not mean reform, that change does not mean improvement. Votes: 0
Frantz FanonNo matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement. Votes: 0
Florida Scott-MaxwellWe're supposed to be perfect our first day on the job and then show constant improvement. Votes: 0
Ed VargoEach of you is perfect the way you are ... and you can use a little improvement. Votes: 0
Shunryu SuzukiI still have a lot of room for improvement. I need to become a more skilled player. Votes: 0
Tony ParkerOnly as we give the children the truth about life can we expect any improvement in it. Votes: 0
Mabel Robinson[I]n the long run it's worthwhile to see the manuscript as a text capable of improvement. Votes: 0
Barbara SjoholmThere are systems that use failure as fuel for improvement, where the cost of failure is small. Votes: 0
Nassim Nicholas TalebThe man who reads only for improvement is beyond the hope of much improvement before he begins. Votes: 0
Jonathan DanielsThe progress of society is mainly the improvement in the condition of the workingmen of the world. Votes: 0
Rutherford B. HayesIf you simply take up the attitude of defending a mistake, there will no hope of improvement. Votes: 0
Winston ChurchillThe improvement of forest trees is the work of centuries. So much more the reason for beginning now. Votes: 0
George Perkins MarshElectric cars are not going to take the market by storm, but it's going to be a gradual improvement. Votes: 0
Carlos GhosnI have to be careful not to be too proud in life, because there is always room for improvement. Votes: 0
Sylvia KristelI feel not unlike a small boy, waking from a bad dream to find reality not much of an improvement Votes: 0
John ByrneI feel not unlike a small boy, waking from a bad dream to find reality not much of an improvement. Votes: 0
John ByrneThere is always space for improvement, no matter how long you've been in the business. Votes: 1 Oscar De La Hoya
In Japan, a company worker's position is secure. He is retrained for another job if his present job is eliminated by productivity improvement. Votes: 1 W. Edwards Deming
Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change. Votes: 3 Tom Peters
Become addicted to constant and never-ending self-improvement. Votes: 1 Anthony J. D'Angelo
Continual improvement is an unending journey Votes: 3 Lloyd Dobyns
Strive for continuous improvement, instead of perfection. Votes: 6 Kim Collins
Whenever I am among my fellow Governors, I am struck by how many face the same education improvement issues. Votes: 3 Ernie Fletcher
Electric cars are not going to take the market by storm, but it's going to be a gradual improvement. Votes: 3 Carlos Ghosn
We need fundamental change. In the past, national development led to people's happiness but now the link between national growth and improvement in people's lives has been severed. Votes: 3 Park Geun-hye
The people of South and Central Texas and the Coastal Bend need jobs, they need health care, they need water infrastructure improvements, they need a quality education, and they need the resources to keep our borders safe and secure. Votes: 0 Ruben Hinojosa
That's one of the ironies of our time: Right when we're on the edge of serious improvements in health care, we're also cooking the planet. Votes: 1 Kim Stanley Robinson
Homeowners who refinanced their mortgages took out cash and reduced their monthly payments at the same time. Much of the cash obtained by refinancing was spent on consumer durables, home improvements and the like. Votes: 5 Martin Feldstein
I am a particular fan of integrative exercise - that is, exercise that occurs in the course of doing some productive activity such as gardening, bicycling to work, doing home improvement projects and so on. Votes: 3 Andrew Weil
However novel it may appear, I shall venture the assertion, that, until women assume the place in society which good sense and good feeling alike assign to them, human improvement must advance but feebly. Votes: 3 Frances Wright
It's important to air your concerns and fears with someone you trust. When you're honest about how you can change and grow, and where your weaknesses are, then you open the door for improvement and change. Votes: 3 Matt Dillon
There are no shortcuts. Be patient and look long-term. It's a foolish idea that if you do a little more, faster, then you'll get better than the rest. It ignores the fact that you must train at your optimal level, not your maximum level. Consistency is the secret to improvement and success. You have to keep training when others lose interest. Votes: 3 Robert de Castella
Umpires, like players, are expected to show constant improvement each season and at each level. Inconsistent plate work and the inability to handle situations are probably the two biggest problems that minor league umpires face. Votes: 1 Jim Evans
Americans thinking that America will continue to lead the world in innovation and quality of life without some quick and serious educational improvements are dangerously delusional. Votes: 1 Dean Kamen
There is always space for improvement, no matter how long you've been in the business. Votes: 1 Oscar De La Hoya
Without repentance, there is no real progress or improvement in life. Pretending there is no sin does not lessen its burden and pain. Suffering for sin does not by itself change anything for the better. Only repentance leads to the sunlit uplands ofa better life. Votes: 3 D. Todd Christofferson
And I think that we in America need to understand that many schools need improvement, and particularly with respect to how they're serving minority children. Votes: 1 Margaret Spellings
SpaceX is only 12 years old now. Between now and 2040, the company's lifespan will have tripled. If we have linear improvement in technology, as opposed to logarithmic, then we should have a significant base on Mars, perhaps with thousands or tens of thousands of people. Votes: 3 Elon Musk
I am a particular fan of integrative exercise - that is, exercise that occurs in the course of doing some productive activity such as gardening, bicycling to work, doing home improvement projects and so on. Votes: 1 Andrew Weil
I admired what my students were writing, but I think their improvement doesn't directly result from me but from being in a class, being with each other. Votes: 1 Thom Gunn
Give so much to the improvement of yourself, that you don't have time to criticize others. Votes: 3 Jim Rohn
In Japan, a company worker's position is secure. He is retrained for another job if his present job is eliminated by productivity improvement. Votes: 1 W. Edwards Deming
The Cube is an imitation of life itself - or even an improvement on life. Votes: 1 Erno Rubik
I'm not a 'big picture' sort of guy. I prefer making small improvements each day. Votes: 1 Luke Donald
The application of a strong magnetic field enables the measurement of the energy of the most penetrating particles to be carried out, and the method may be capable of still further extension and improvement. Votes: 1 Victor Francis Hess
I want us to be judged by the impact we have on the health of the people of Africa and the health of women. Improvements in the health of the people of Africa and the health of women are key indicators of the performance of WHO. This is a health organization for the whole world... But we must focus our attention on the people in greatest need. Votes: 1 Margaret Chan
Passion and true passion is actually very unpredictable. It heads in unexpected directions because it's constantly seeking out new challenges. But what's really interesting is that passion ultimately is necessary for sustained extreme performance improvement. Votes: 3 John Hagel III
The only job security you have today os your commitment to continuous personal improvement. Votes: 4 Ken Blanchard
Self-improvement books, friends, and polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing, and solving our real problems. Votes: 1 Martha Beck
In general, the apparel industry isn't about continual process improvement or making the perfect piece of denim; it's about chasing trends. Votes: 3 Tadashi Yanai
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures. Votes: 3 Tom Peters
I'm a perfectionist, so I always feel there's room for improvement. Votes: 5 Ludacris
It is not enough to simply listen to student voice. Educators have an ethical imperative to do something with students, and that is why meaningful student involvement is vital to school improvement. Votes: 3 Adam Fletcher
Self knowledge is the beginning of self improvement. Votes: 6 Baltasar Gracian
Become addicted to constant and never-ending self-improvement. Votes: 2 Anthony J. D'Angelo
Strive for continuous improvement, instead of perfection. Votes: 1 Kim Collins
Spain used to be very individualistic in its sporting activities. Now we are showing we are pretty good in teams - that is an improvement. Votes: 1 Vicente del Bosque
There is no single development, in either technology or management technique, which by itself promises even one order-of-magnitude improvement within a decade in productivity, in reliability, in simplicity. Votes: 1 Fred Brooks