Measurement Quotes
A curated collection of the best quotes about Measurement.
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“Measure for Measure”
“You can't control what you can't measure”
“The ultimate measurement is effectiveness, not efficiency.”
“The art of measuring brings the world into subjection to man.”
“Wikipedia: Measurement”
“It is also very difficult to understand the effectiveness of our actions without measurements.”
“It is wrong to suppose that if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it – a costly myth.”
“Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.”
“To understand God's thoughts we must study statistics, for these are the measure of his purpose.”
“The more precise the measurement of position, the more imprecise the measurement of momentum, and vice versa.”
“I used to measure the heavens, now I measure the shadows of Earth.
Although my mind was heaven-bound, the shadow of my body lies here.”
“Since geometry is the right foundation of all painting, I have decided to teach its rudiments and principles to all youngsters eager for art.”
“There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.”
“If a measurement matters at all, it is because it must have some conceivable effect on decisions and behaviour. If we can't identify a decision that could be affected by a proposed measurement and how it could change those decisions, then the measurement simply has no value.”
“Advancement of the human factor in industry... varies so much that unless we use measurement and abide by the results, there is no possibility of repeating the process accurately and efficiently at will, or of predicting and controlling the future conditions that assure that advancement.”
“Science and engineering are based on measurements and comparisons. Thus, we need rules about how things are measured and compared, and we need experiments to establish the units for those measurements and comparisons. One purpose of physics (and engineering) is to design and conduct those experiments.”