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" Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes. "

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" No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it. It must be organized in such a way as to be able to get along under a leadership composed of average human beings. "

" Executives owe it to the organization and to their fellow workers not to tolerate nonperforming individuals in important jobs. "

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" Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things. "

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" The most efficient way to produce anything is to bring together under one management as many as possible of the activities needed to turn out the product. "

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