“What is the variation trying to tell us about a process, about the people in the process?”
W. Edwards Deming (1900–1993) American professor, author, and consultant
The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education (1993)
“History is not a procession of illustrious people. It's about what happens to a people. Millions of anonymous people is what history is about.”
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