Tom Peters

Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.

Give a lot, expect a lot, and if you don't get it, prune.

'In Search of Excellence' was an afterthought, the runt of the McKinsey consulting litter, a hip-pocket project that was never supposed to amount to much.

A prophet is always much wider than his followers, much more liberal than those who label themselves with his name.

I am and always will be a leader.

We define ourselves as intelligent. That's odd, because we're doing the definition - We're creating our own definition and saying, 'We are intelligent!'