Profit Is Not The Explanation,

People Are Effective Because They Say 'no,' Because They Say, 'this Isn't For Me.'

The Subordinate's Job Is Not To Reform Or Reeducate The Boss, Not To Make Him Conform To What The Business Schools Or The Management Book Say Bosses Should Be Like. It Is To Enable A Particular Boss To Perform As A Unique Individual.

The Fundamental Reality For Every Worker, From Sweeper To Executive Vice-president, Is The Eight Hours Or So That He Spends On The Job. In Our Society Of Organizations, It Is The Job Through Which The Great Majority Has Access To Achievement, To Fulfillment, And To Community.

If War Production Should Remain The Only Way Out Of A Long-term Depression, Industrial Society Would Be Reduced To The Choice Between Suicide Through Total War Or Suicide Through Total Depression.

...because Knowledge Rapidly Deteriorates Unless It Is Used Constantly, Maintaining Within An Organization An Activity That Is Used Only Intermittently Guarantees Incompetence.