A formal and orderly conception of the whole is rarely present, perhaps even rarely possible, except to a few men of exceptional genius.

The executive art is nine-tenths inducing those who have authority to use it in taking pertinent action

In a community all acts of individuals and of organizations are directly or indirectly interconnected and interdependent

Successful cooperation in or by formal organizations is the abnormal, not the normal, condition.

A formal and orderly conception of the whole is rarely present, perhaps even rarely possible, except to a few men of exceptional genius.

A low morality will not sustain leadership long, its influence quickly vanishes, it cannot produce its own succession.

Left to themselves, people will elaborate, not simplify solutions.