Quotes about Efficiency
Manners make the world work. They're not only based on kindness but also efficiency. When people know what to do, the world is smoother. When no one knows what to do, it's chaos.
— Letitia Baldrige
If a fellow wants to be nobody in the business world, let him neglect sending the mailman to somebody on his behalf.
— Charles Kettering
When it comes to sermon writing, generally there are two problems. Some preachers love the research stage but hate the writing, and they start writing too late. Others don't like doing research, so they move way too fast to the writing part.
— John Ortberg
We need a lot more technically literate people. The computers are the tools that are going to solve essentially all problems, and the people who can use them better will be more effective.
— Tobias Lutke
Contrary to popular wisdom, the mark of a great meeting is not how short it is or whether it ends on time. The key is whether it ends with clarity and commitment from participants.
— Patrick Lencioni
The shortest distance between two points is not a straight line—it's a middleman. And the more middlemen, the shorter.
— Ayn Rand
The shortest distance between two points is not a straight line—it's a middleman. And the more middlemen, the shorter.
— Ayn Rand
The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works
— Barack Obama
The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
— Stephen Covey
Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out
— Stephen Covey
The clock represents our commitments, appointments, schedules, goals, activities—what we do with, and how we manage our time.
— Stephen Covey
It is possible to be busy—very busy—without being very effective.
— Stephen Covey