Michael Dell Quotes

Engineering is achieving function while avoiding failure.

It was to do with information management. The intention was to dramatise it.

It is in Toyota's DNA that mistakes made once will not be repeated.

Successful engineering is all about understanding how things break or fail.

Finding out exactly what went wrong is key toward preventing future debacles.

To me, error analysis is the sweet spot for improvement.

Case studies of failure should be made a part of the vocabulary of every engineer so that he or she can recall or recite them when something in a new design or design process is suggestive of what went wrong in the case study.

Could we have prevented in 100% certainty? I don't think anything is that certain. However, we would have had a very, very good chance for preventing it.

In other words, by finding the anomalous event, what you do is you get out ahead of activities.

I'd say if you wanted to forestall bad events, the best thing to do is anticipate them and try to correct them before they get close.

We have built out the diversity of our product teams, and we saw the caliber of our testing and experimentation improve significantly.

As CEO of Cold Stone Creamery, we used a concept called 'search and reapply,' which meant that if we found better ways of doing something, then we would do it.

We need to improve each season.

I was always trying to get people to fix things that are wrong. Now, it was, 'How do I make things that are going good go better?

Television demands continuity and more work month after month. One has to also maintain quality as it reaches not just India but U.K., Canada, Pakistan, and Dubai as well. It is very powerful. And the risk of flopping like a film is also not there!

We have to do everything a hundred and ten percent when we're doing it. If we're on tour, we're constantly thinking of different ways to make the show better, or whatever it is.

It's impossible to have zero defects.

For us as a firm, not only from a risk mitigation standpoint but also as a point of differentiation, it is incredibly important to get consistency and the very best individuals with the capabilities to do the very best job.

Just as our adversaries evolve, so, too, must the FBI.

Dassault could not progress in the negotiations with HAL because if the aircraft were to be produced in India, a guarantee for the product to be produced was to be given. It is a big ticket item, and the IAF would want the guarantee for the jets. HAL was in no position to give the guarantee.

We need constant change, technological innovation capability, and high productivity to survive in the fierce competitive environment.

While looking ahead, we know challenges remain, but we are encouraged by the strategies we have in place to improve our operational efficiencies and performance.

As a profession, we face unlimited threats with limited resources. We face a lack of trust in some of the communities we serve. We face a whole lot of second guessing and criticism about the work we're doing and the way we're doing it.

We are constantly reviewing our processes to identify areas where we can learn and improve.

We have to constantly be looking to improve.