@SysQuotes

Daily quotes from John Gall's classic book "Systemantics" a.k.a. "The Systems Bible”.

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THE DOSSIER IS NOT THE PERSON.
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THE CHART IS NOT THE PATIENT.
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INFORMATION RARELY LEAKS UP.
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THE BIGGER THE SYSTEM, THE NARROWER AND MORE SPECIALIZED THE INTERFACE WITH INDIVIDUALS.
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TO THOSE WITHIN A SYSTEM THE OUTSIDE REALITY TENDS TO PALE AND DISAPPEAR.
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A SYSTEM IS NO BETTER THAN ITS SENSORY ORGANS.
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IF THE SYSTEM SAYS IT HAPPENED, IT HAPPENED.
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IF IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON CAMERA, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
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IF IT ISN'T OFFICIAL, IT HASN'T HAPPENED.
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THE REAL WORLD IS WHAT IS REPORTED TO THE SYSTEM.
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THINGS ARE WHAT THEY ARE REPORTED TO BE.
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THE NAME IS MOST EMPHATICALLY NOT THE THING.
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IF DETROIT MAKES IT, IT MUST BE AN AUTOMOBILE.
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THE LARGER THE SYSTEM, THE LESS VARIETY IN THE PRODUCT.
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THE FUNCTION (OR PRODUCT) IS DEFINED BY THE SYSTEMS-OPERATIONS THAT OCCUR IN ITS PERFORMANCE OR MANUFACTURE.
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THE SYSTEM ITSELF DOES NOT DO WHAT IT SAYS IT IS DOING.
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PEOPLE IN SYSTEMS DO NOT DO WHAT THE SYSTEM SAYS THEY ARE DOING.
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THE GHOST OF THE OLD SYSTEM CONTINUES TO HAUNT THE NEW.
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THE OLD SYSTEM IS NOW THE NEW PROBLEM.
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A TEMPORARY PATCH WILL VERY LIKELY BE PERMANENT.
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