“There always was and there always will be conflict between Good and Good Enough, and in opening up a new business or a new department one can count upon meeting resistance to a high standard of workmanship. It is easy to get cooperation for mediocre work, but one must sweat blood for a chance to produce a superior product.”

—  Henry M. Leland

Source: Master of Precision: Henry M. Leland, 1966, p. 59

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