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Efficiency Quotes



"One of the things Mr. Kennedy taught me was that in laying out a new project, you shouldn't try to cope with every little problem."



"I'll take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty."


"Freud had a gene for inefficiency, and I think I have a gene for efficiency."


"The general proposition is that the resources that will be utilized are the ones that contribute most to the overall efficiency of the production system. The third parameter has to do with our commercial world, our search for profits."


"The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency."


"It is difficult for me to believe that quantum mechanics, working very well for currently practical set-ups, will nevertheless fail badly with improvements in counter efficiency."



"If you see a snake, just kill it - don't appoint a committee on snakes."


"Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage."


"The finest eloquence is that which gets things done."


"Secrecy is the enemy of efficiency, but don't let anyone know it."



"If you would know these demands of life, you would gain a quicker success, at a greater pace, with less stress than otherwise."


"Employ every economy consistent with thoroughness, accuracy and reliability."


"You can leverage time by using it wisely and purposefully."


"Determination is the first step of ladder to show Efficiency."



"Your intensity increases your productivity."


"How can you possibly do everything you want to do in life if you start doing a bunch of things twice?"


"A small sharp axe can cut down more trees than a big dull one."



"Time utilization and effectiveness is a major marker for success."



"A day should be your controlling and managing factor."


"There is a big difference between being busy and being productive. Regardless of how busy one is, one's success can only come from relentless productivity."


"Institutions have processes favoring efficiency over loss, and process over people."



"Recognition of the value of time, the change in our attitude to time, time management and time consciousness translate into economic growth or increase in GDP."


"When climbing, you don't have to put your foot on every step, jump over some of them! When solving your problems, you don't have to solve each and every one, jump over some of them!"



"It is easier to convert your time into products when you move away from any distractions."


"The aphorism "If you want something done, ask a busy woman" is in direct acknowledgment of the efficiency boot camp parenthood puts you through."



"Proper and effective time management is the best way to make it in life."


"The effective use of time is the best-kept secret of those who have created a successful life and continue to experience it every day."



"To maximize time is to make sure that every second, minute and hour counts."


"A small sharp axe clears a forest quicker than a big blunt one."



"We live in a world where people are always busy but produce little or no results."



"For you to maximize time, you want to make sure that every second of the day that comes is converted into some products."



"Employment is a major time killer."


"If the difficult tasks are completed first, then the remaining tasks seem easy."


"I will always choose a lazy person to do a difficult job because he will find an easy way to do it."


"Needless documentation hampers performance."



"To be productive, you must convert every minute of your time."



"If you want to save your time, learn to be focused on your purpose to the utmost."


"If each psychology student could help one patient rather than formatting their thesis every semester, then millions of sufferers would benefit each year."


"Improvement combines effectiveness with simplicity."


"Wasted strokes, like missed deadlines, are preventable and costly."
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