Dieter Rams Quotes

My heart belongs to the details. I actually always found them to be more important than the big picture. Nothing works without details. They are everything, the baseline of quality.

Watch every detail that affects the accuracy of your work.

Precision matters, breh.

When you pay attention to detail, the big picture will take care of itself.

I believe in focusing on details.

I always watch the work I do.

An artist cannot do anything slovenly.

I don't care how small the parts are, as long as they're good.

I measure everything, because I always think that if I've spent so much time making sure this recipe was exactly the way I want it, why would I want to throw things into a pot?

During the work, you have to be sure that you haven't left any holes, that you've captured everything, because afterwards it will be too late.

Ben Rome was a perfectionist. He checked every letter that went out to make sure the English was correct.

My working method has always been, 'Work really hard and get it right the first time.'

I'm real big on making sure everything is right and taking my time.

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

Exactness in little things is a wonderful source of cheerfulness.

Big things are accomplished only through the perfection of minor details.

Details create success.

I actually think that the dotting of the i's and the crossing of the t's is what separates the United States, the United Kingdom, our allies, from those who we are fighting.

People call me a perfectionist, but I'm not. I'm a rightist. I do something until it's right, and then I move on to the next thing.

I have to be careful. My readers are very detail-oriented, and if I make a mistake they'll call me on it.

If I'm going to do something, I'm going to spend however long it takes to get it right.

I am careful with my material and presentation.

Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.

Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.

I've always been very attentive to detail. It's a characteristic that drives some people crazy. But on the other hand, when people around me are sloppy, that drives me crazy.