Frederick W. Taylor

"A worker elevated to a position for which he is unqualified serves no one well."

"The scientific method removes emotion from decision-making in business."

"Cooperation cannot be legislated; it must be earned through fair dealing."

"The best worker is he who understands the 'why' behind his tasks."

"Waste in human effort is as criminal as waste in material resources."

"A man's nature drives him to seek the easiest path; management must guide him otherwise."

"The standards we set become the foundation upon which character is built."

"Complexity in a system is often a sign of incomplete analysis."

"The worker who fears losing his position cannot give his best effort."

"Time study reveals not just inefficiency but also hidden human capability."

"To manage men, one must first understand what motivates them."

"The greatest waste in American industry is the waste of human potential."

"Order and system are the foundations of all successful enterprise."

"A fair day's work for a fair day's pay seems simple, yet it is rarely achieved."

"The brain of a worker is his most valuable asset, yet he is paid for his hands."

"Measurement precedes improvement; you cannot improve what you do not measure."

"The worker and the employer are locked in partnership, whether they acknowledge it or not."

"Inefficiency breeds discontent; order breeds satisfaction."

"The man who says 'it has always been done this way' is the obstacle to progress."

"A system that depends on the genius of one man is not a system at all."

"The incentive of profit is as powerful in the worker as in the owner."

"Science applied to human labor liberates both worker and employer."

"The foreman who rules by fear will never extract honest effort."

"Tradition dies hard in the factory, but it must die for progress to live."

"A workman's skill is his security; knowledge is his wealth."

"The factory of the future will have more brains at every level than the factory of today."

"Precision in work leads to precision in character."

"The man content with mediocrity will never achieve excellence."

"Industrial democracy begins with fair compensation and honest dealing."

"The worker who does not understand the purpose of his work cannot take pride in it."