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Quality... you know what it is, yet you don't know what it is.


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The past exists only in our memories, the future only in our plans. The present is our only reality.

The past exists only in our memories, the future only in our plans. The present is our only reality.



When you live in the shadow of insanity, the appearance of another mind that thinks and talks as yours does is something close to a blessed event.

When you live in the shadow of insanity, the appearance of another mind that thinks and talks as yours does is something close to a blessed event.



To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top.

To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top.



The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.

The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.



One of the most moral acts is to create a space in which life can move forward.

One of the most moral acts is to create a space in which life can move forward.



Other people can talk about how to expand the destiny of mankind. I just want to talk about how to fix a motorcycle. I think that what I have to say has more lasting value.

Other people can talk about how to expand the destiny of mankind. I just want to talk about how to fix a motorcycle. I think that what I have to say has more lasting value.



The truth knocks on the door and you say, go away, I'm looking for the truth, and it goes away. Puzzling.

The truth knocks on the door and you say, go away, I'm looking for the truth, and it goes away. Puzzling.



My favorite piece of technical writing: Assembly of Japanese bicycle require great peace of mind.

My favorite piece of technical writing: Assembly of Japanese bicycle require great peace of mind.



Quality is a direct experience independent of and prior to intellectual abstractions.

Quality is a direct experience independent of and prior to intellectual abstractions.



Any effort that has self-glorification as its final endpoint is bound to end in disaster.

Any effort that has self-glorification as its final endpoint is bound to end in disaster.





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Leadership is going for right purpose, doing right things in a right way for a right reason, with a right vision in a right time.

Leadership is going for right purpose, doing right things in a right way for a right reason, with a right vision in a right time.



As much as it hurts, I would rather miss someone than hit someone.

As much as it hurts, I would rather miss someone than hit someone.



...Almost everything inside was filled with sugar, cheese, and weight-loss tips.

...Almost everything inside was filled with sugar, cheese, and weight-loss tips.



I think people have problems sometimes when things are too general. In fact, they are not really general at all.

I think people have problems sometimes when things are too general. In fact, they are not really general at all.



I used to want the words 'She tried' on my tombstone. Now I want 'She did it.'

I used to want the words 'She tried' on my tombstone. Now I want 'She did it.'



And he misses her Like a wind starved sail He sits knowing what direction to go But the current keeps pulling him Down river.

And he misses her Like a wind starved sail He sits knowing what direction to go But the current keeps pulling him Down river.



To tell the truth I never had it so good. But I lacked the strength of character to bear such joy.

To tell the truth I never had it so good. But I lacked the strength of character to bear such joy.



Our vision is only actionable if we share it. Without sharing, it’s just a figment of our imagination.

Our vision is only actionable if we share it. Without sharing, it’s just a figment of our imagination.



As you gain elevation [on the mountain] your IQ goes down - but your emotional affect goes up, which is great for having a mythic experience, whether you want to or not.

As you gain elevation [on the mountain] your IQ goes down - but your emotional affect goes up, which is great for having a mythic experience, whether you want to or not.




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