Frederick W. Taylor

"Nothing is impossible to the man who will try."

"The art of management lies in understanding people."

"Standardization brings harmony and reduces confusion."

"One word of praise is better than a hundred words of criticism."

"The remedy for hard times is not less work but more organization."

"A fair day's work for a fair day's pay is the basis of all industry."

"The workers are the foundation of all industry and progress."

"Each man must be fitted to his work as a key to a lock."

"Efficiency is not cruelty; it is kindness rightly understood."

"The purpose of management is to produce results."

"Measurement is the first step toward improvement."

"The worker deserves to know exactly what is expected of him."

"Progress comes from the proper organization of effort."

"A manager must know his business as a doctor knows medicine."

"There can be no compromise with inefficiency."

"The greatest wealth is the proper use of human effort."

"To know one's job well is to know oneself."

"Good management is a science based on defined principles."

"The relationship between employer and employee must be based on mutual respect."

"Harmony in industry comes through understanding and cooperation."

"Each process should be studied with the same care as a scientist studies nature."

"The best manager is the one who needs to give the fewest orders."

"No man can work at his best unless he feels secure in his position."

"The elimination of waste is the beginning of success."

"Intelligence applied to work produces miracles."

"A systematic approach to problems will always yield better results than guesswork."

"The worker who is treated fairly will give his best effort."

"Improvement is never complete; it must be continuous."

"The manager who listens to his workers will always be ahead."

"Mental effort is as important as physical effort in any work."