Yes. Quotations cited in the World Class R&D website are real.

Except in the case of quotations attributed to 'illustrative' each one has the actual attribution 'hidden' within the database. Many of the quotations for the 2006 DIA Pharmaceutical Industry Survey were collected under a pledge of confidentiality. Many other quotations were gathered during conversations where the quoted individual was not aware their words would be later found in print (and in most cases too much time has passed to go back for verification).

Quotations are not verbatim, but great care was taken to preserve the original intent. 'Illustrative' quotations are based on actual events, but any direct attributions are no longer remembered. The timing of the quote may be off by a year or two.