Barry Barish Quotes

Processes break in two ways. They break because they don't have the right checks and balances and because they don't have the right execution.

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

Everything has to be perfect in my business. Because when there is a mistake I am the one who is responsible.

Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect.

I'm going to have to be impressed and feel confident in the people I'm handing a book to - or I'm not going to do it. Once you hand it to them, you're out. You have no control over it.

There are checks and balances in science. There's somebody checking the people doing the science, and then there's somebody who checks the checkers and somebody who checks the checker's checkers.

The long and short of it is, we need more rigor in all kinds of programs.

In setting goals and executing a strategy, Wanda is sophisticated. We have good systems and departments. If targets are not reached, a yellow light goes off.

The key, I think, from a business point of view, is to learn how to be efficient in making a record that's not too expensive, so that you're not going crazy spending tons of money making a product that might not ever return that money.

There is a higher degree of operational excellence and rigor demanded of Stripe than of most companies.

I'm a process person. Process is a manifestation of values.

I think having a visionary CEO is awesome, and visionary leadership is one thing, but you also need checks and balances on whether this company can withstand a very honest and critical look at itself.

It's your career, your face, your name. You have to be in control because if something gets messed up or something doesn't look how you want it to, you're the only one to blame.

We have elected to put our money and faith in a mathematical framework that is free of politics and human error.

If you work in a certain manner, you don't make mistakes.

You don't have to test everything to destruction just to see if you made it right.

I don't need a $100 million mistake. Try to make a $5 million mistake if you have to make one.

It's impossible to have zero defects.

I did everything by the numbers. I had checklists upon checklists. If I wasn't ahead of everybody on my team, I didn't feel I was doing my job.

Being in compliance with industry standards is less than 5 percent of what companies need to do to make food safe. Company after company finds that out after they have events.

As nines in our system, we need to make sure that we come off the line and that we have numbers correct on both sides.

Lawsuits prod companies to make their products safer.

Money comes and goes. I may make a million dollars, then get a divorce and damn near lose all of it.

I cannot be casual about my work.

It's mind-blowing that I have to pay attention to every little detail. But it's my name. It's TanaCon. And if anything bad happens, bad security or whatever, it's on me. So, I've been putting my heart and soul into making this the best that I can.