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"It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory." -
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W(illiam) Edwards Deming
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"It is important that an aim never be defined in terms of activity or methods. It must always relate directly to how life is better for everyone. . . . The aim of the system must be clear to everyone in the system. The aim must include plans for the future. The aim is a value judgment."
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