Efficiency Quotes
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Efficiency in government is a more elusive concept than efficiency in the private economy, which may be measured relatively easily as output per units of input. What is the government's 'output?'
Nathan Myhrvold -
When you think about things like power efficiency or performance or Internet connectivity as major technology areas where you have multiple investments, multiple products - security is like that.
Renee James
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My background is putting in large systems that change lives... The right kind of systems can bring honesty and efficiency.
Nandan Nilekani -
I see four principles as laying the foundations for the kind of economic recovery Europe needs: fairness, efficiency, solidarity and growth.
Victor Ponta -
The idea flow from the human spirit is absolutely unlimited. All you have to do is tap into that well. I don't like to use the word efficiency. It's creativity. It's a belief that every person counts.
Jack Welch -
The efficiency, credibility, and liquidity of the financial markets have been foundational to the largest economy in the world.
Dan Gilbert -
I'll take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty.
Samuel Goldwyn -
No one accuses the Gunner of maudlin affection for anything except his beasts and his weapons. He hasn't the time. He serves at least three jealous gods—his horse and all its saddlery and harness; his gun, whose least detail of efficiency is more important than men's lives; and, when these have been attended to, the never-ending mystery of his art commands him.
Rudyard Kipling
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In reference to the Army and Navy, lately employed with so much distinction on active service, care shall be taken to insure the highest condition of efficiency; and in furtherance of that object, the Military and Naval Schools, sustained by the liberality of Congress, shall receive the special attention of the Executive.
Zachary Taylor -
We have to slow down the emissions of carbon dioxide and methane from coal burning, oil and eventually natural gas... And the best ways to do that are energy efficiency and a switch to renewables.
Ramez Naam -
No data on air propellers was available, but we had always understood that it was not a difficult matter to secure an efficiency of 50% with marine propellers.
Orville Wright -
I do not question the power of our weapons and the efficiency of our logistics; I cannot say these things delight me as they seem to delight some of our officials, but they are certainly impressive.
J. William Fulbright -
The good name of the United Nations is one of its most valuable assets - but also one of its most vulnerable. The Charter calls on staff to uphold the highest levels of efficiency, competence and integrity, and I will seek to ensure to build a solid reputation for living up to that standard.
Ban Ki-moon -
We already have - thanks to technology, development, skills, the efficiency of our work - enough resources to satisfy all human needs. But we don't have enough resources, and we are unlikely ever to have, to satisfy human greed.
Zygmunt Bauman
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If I weren't in Radiohead I'd be working at a grocery store, I'd be that creepy guy who lives in an efficiency apartment and collects salted, cured meats.
Thomas Edward Yorke Atoms for Peace -
Hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds have played an important role in providing liquidity to our financial system and improving the efficiency of capital markets. But as their role has grown, so have the risks they pose.
Jack Reed -
The actions to standardize and consolidate our operations and technology platforms and improve our efficiency will take place over the next 12 to 18 months, ... We believe we can manage the dynamics we confront while improving our growth opportunities.
John Reed -
In my terms, "neurocognitive efficiency" is being able to make smarter, faster decisions on the floor.
Stephen Curry -
Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency; we are winning.
David M. Shoup -
A pound invested in energy efficiency buys seven times more energy solution than a pound invested in nuclear power.
Zac Goldsmith
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Economists are almost unanimous in conceding that the land tax has no adverse side effects. ...Landowners ought to look at both sides of the coin. Applying a tax to land values also means removing other taxes. This would so improve the efficiency of a city that land values would go up more than the increase in taxes on land.
William Vickrey -
Improving efficiency on the farm is not only a risk-reduction strategy, it's a profitability strategy.
Bill Vaughan -
Water efficiency, recycling, and other local supplies will help California flourish in a drier future.
Frances Beinecke -
The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency. Where else can you get an earful, a bellyful and a snootful at the same time?
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.