"Failure is the seed of success"

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Source : Kaoru Ishikawa (1990). “Introduction to Quality Control”, Productivity Press

Kaoru Ishikawa

“The journey to a different future must begin by defining the problem differently than we have done until now. . The task is not to find substitutes for chemicals that disrupt hormones, attack the ozone layer, or cause still undiscovered problems, though it may be necessary to use replacements as a temporary measure. The task that confronts us over the next half century is one of redesign.”
“I'm often at odds with my colleagues, but I've managed to get legislation passed which will not even be attempted in other states. Rather than use the word "cooperate," I'll say there's kind of a peaceful coexistence, a wary watching of each other. I'm very courteous and polite, and people allow me to be. Some people have applied the term charming to me. I don't use that term unless I'm the snake charmer and they're the snake.”

Source : "The Maverick of Omaha". Interview With Michael Beckel, www.motherjones.com. January 5, 2006.
“Being down 3-1 [in the Finals] was the worst feeling I've ever experienced in my life. I didn't want to talk to my teammates, I didn't want to talk to my wife, I didn't want to talk to my kids. And to come back from that is a lesson that you can come back from anything.”

Source : Source: espn.go.com
“Our biggest national security threat is the environmental destruction of our planet and the arms race with ourselves.”

Source : "John Bolton CPAC Speech Lambasts Obama". www.huffingtonpost.com. March 6, 2014.
“I have so many fashion mistakes, but that's part of being in fashion. I think the people that you see make the most mistakes are usually the best dressers.”

Source : "Just A Minute With: Fashion designer Zac Posen". Reuters Interview, www.reuters.com. September 10, 2007.
“Silence is not just about secrecy, Your Majesty. It is grief and it is shame.”
“Well, first of all, we now have everybody with the exception of India, Pakistan, and Israel, and I dont think these three countries are going to join by simply providing them an incentive, in terms of technology.”
“When you leave them in the morning, they stick their nose in the door crack and stand there like a portrait until you turn the key eight hours later.”

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