“As Aristotle said, 'Excellence is a habit.' I would say furthermore that excellence is made constant through the feeling that comes right after one has completed a work which he himself finds undeniably awe-inspiring. He only wants to relax until he's ready to renew such a feeling all over again because to him, all else has become absolutely trivial.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“Quality takes time and reduces quantity, so it makes you, in a sense, less efficient. The efficiency-optimized organization recognizes quality as its enemy. That's why many corporate Quality Programs are really Quality Reduction Programs in disguise.”
― Tom DeMarco, Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency

“Excellence comes when we balance quality with quantity.”
― Amit Ray, Mindfulness Meditation for Corporate Leadership and Management

“I'm not impressed by your jargon. I'm not interested in your material value. I'm curious to know: at the end of the day, what do you stand for in life?”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“Quality, not quantity, is my measure.”
― Douglas William Jerrold

“i had fired 9-millimeters before and didn't like them. they weren't as accurate as my .38 special. they weren't as safe, and they could jam. i had never been one to substitute quantity for quality, and there was no substitution for being informed and practiced”
― Patricia Cornwell, Body of Evidence

“While the number of friends may feed your ego, it will never satisfy your heart.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Listen to Your Conscience: That's Why You Have One

“a book is not a penis”
― Dmitry Dyatlov

“In my book, it’s far better to have 100 connections who are highly attracted to you than to have 10,000 connections who simply like you. Those hundred followers will spread the word with uncommon zeal plus these true believers will be intensely loyal to you and what you believe in.”
― Binod Shankar, Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager

“Sometimes Steel Must Fold To Make A Sturdy Sword, Even If It Was Enough Steel For 2 Swords. I'd Rather Fight A Battle With A Sturdy Sword Than 2 Shoddy Ones.”
― Mr Luc Jorgart, Whispers of Wisdom: Philosophical Quotes of Luc Jorgart

“Quality over quantity. I take this even more seriously now by not over-exhausting myself with my work. Better results have occurred this way.”
― Robin S. Baker

“People think being alone makes
you lonely, but I don't think that's true.
Being surrounded by the wrong people
is the loneliest thing in the world.”
― Kim Culbertson

“Quantity over quality is a classic mistake that has been proven over and over. Yet, everybody seems to be more interested in making this mistake first-hand vs. learning from the mistakes of others.”
― Jen Alvares