Science Quotes

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"Science, in the future, will be applied to all of the acts of our daily life."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"We must look to the science of management, not the art of guessing."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"Good management is a science based on defined principles."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"Each process should be studied with the same care as a scientist studies nature."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The principles of science apply as much to human work as to nature."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"Scientific method applied to human endeavor produces extraordinary results."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"Psychology must serve the practical needs of humanity, not merely satisfy academic curiosity."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"The laboratory and the factory floor are equally important for understanding human behavior."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe."
William H. McCallum
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"The science of education is really the art of inspiration."
William H. McCallum
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"Science reveals how things work; wisdom shows how things should be used."
Whiting Williams
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"Science teaches us about the world; observation teaches us about people."
Whiting Williams
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"Science without ethics is merely technique; ethics without understanding is merely sentiment."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"Industrial psychology exists to serve humanity, not to exploit it."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"Precision in measurement must be matched by wisdom in interpretation."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"Statistics without understanding are merely numbers; understanding without data is merely belief."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"Science progresses through bold questions asked of reliable data."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"The test of a system is not how it functions in ideal conditions, but in realistic ones."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"Science is the great leveler in manufacturing; it removes guesswork and replaces it with certainty."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The scientific method removes emotion from decision-making in business."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"Science applied to human labor liberates both worker and employer."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The scientific approach to work is not the enemy of craft; it is craft perfected."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The science of work is the science of human nature applied to production."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"Science applied to organization is the answer to labor disputes."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"Mathematics is the language in which God wrote the universe."
William H. McCallum
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"The universe speaks in equations."
William H. McCallum
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"Mathematics connects the abstract to the real world."
William H. McCallum
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"Mathematics is the canvas upon which science paints truth."
William H. McCallum
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"In mathematics, we find the language of creation itself."
William H. McCallum
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"Mathematics is the most human of all sciences."
William H. McCallum