Frederick Winslow Taylor famous quotes

Hardly a competent workman can be found who does not devote a considerable amount of time to studying just how slowly he can work and still convince his employer that he is going at a good pace.
-- Frederick Winslow Taylor

#Time #Doe #Pace

In the early stages of wealth, up to 10 years after individuals became very rich, they display a bit of reluctance to spend money. It's a lot easier rationalizing spending a lot for a house.
-- Frederick Winslow Taylor

#Years #House #Wealth

Tell him to go to hell.
-- Frederick Winslow Taylor

#Presidential #Hell

In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first.
-- Frederick Winslow Taylor

#Past #Men #Firsts

The man who is ... physically able to handle pig-iron and is sufficiently ... stupid to choose this for his occupation is rarely able to comprehend the science of handling pig-iron
-- Frederick Winslow Taylor

#Stupid #Men #Pigs

In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men; and under systematic management the best man rises to the top more certainly and more rapidly than ever before.
-- Frederick Winslow Taylor

#Knowledge #Learning #Men

It's easier to make a reporter into an economist than an economist into a reporter.
-- Frederick Winslow Taylor

#Easier #Economist #Reporters

I am a complete, mature, self-sufficient being.
-- Frederick Winslow Taylor

#Self #Mature #Self Sufficient

(Walls) show that politicians have reached the end of their ideas about what to do about a difficult situation with a neighbor. ... They can't think what else to do.
-- Frederick Winslow Taylor

#Wall #Thinking #Difficult Situations

The absolutely Non-Manifested cannot be designated by any expression which could limit It, Separate It, or include It. In spite of this, every allusion alludes only to Him, every designation designates Him, and He is at the same time the Non-Manifested and the Manifested.

Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise, He who defers this work from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting stay, Till the whole stream, which stopped him, should be gone, That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on.

Nothing valuable can be lost by taking time.

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

Every living creature is the son of the supreme Lord, and He does not tolerate even ants being killed

Oh, wonderful. I killed his father. He hates me. He knows how to make bombs. Come on, Wedge, how does this story end?

I gravitate toward the larger worldview questions such as, Why are we here? What are we supposed to be doing? What does it mean to know another person? To love someone? Of course, those questions are sort of in the background as I'm playing with language in the foreground, but those are the informing questions.

Yeah, I want to be liked, obviously. Everybody does.

Life is a marathon, not a sprint; pace yourself accordingly.

Honey, I can smell the scent of another woman from 500 paces.