Quotes in psychology
But liberty, as we all know, cannot flourish in a country that is permanently on a war footing, or even a near-war footing. Permanent crisis justifies permanent control of everybody and everything by the agencies of the central government.
It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, it's what we know that ain't so.
The key factor you can use to make employees miserable on the job is to simply keep them from making progress in meaningful work.
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
The idea of a merit rating is alluring. The sound of the words captivates the imagination: pay for what you get; get what you pay for; motivate people to do their best, for their own good.
The effect is exactly the opposite of what the words promise.
Seeds of great discoveries are constantly floating around us, but they only take root in minds well prepared to receive them.
Work is the true elixir of life. The busiest man is the happiest man.
People don't spring into action just because they see smoke; they spring into action because they see others rushing in with water.
You can't work directly on morale. You work on other things and morale will come along with it.