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> [It is always the sign of the second-rate man when the decision merely meets the present situation. It is the left-over in a decision which gives it its greatest value. It is the carry-over in the decision which helps develop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/it-is-always-the-sign-of-the-second-rate-man-when-the-decision-merely/)

[Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/)

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> [The ablest administrators do not merely draw logical conclusions from the array of facts of the past which their expert assistants bring to them, they have a vision of the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/the-ablest-administrators-do-not-merely-draw-logical-conclusions-from/)

[Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/)

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## More by Mary Parker Follett

> [Many people tell me what I ought to do and just how I ought to do it, but Few have made me want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/many-people-tell-me-what-i-ought-to-do-and-just-how-i-ought-to-do-it/)

[Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/)

> [We are not wholly patriotic when we are working with all our heart for America merely; we are truly patriotic only when we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/we-are-not-wholly-patriotic-when-we-are-working-with-all-our-heart/)

[Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/)

> [One of the greatest values of controversy is its revealing nature. The real issues at stake come into the open and have the possibility…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/one-of-the-greatest-values-of-controversy-is-its-revealing-nature-the/)

[Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/)

> [Now that we are recognizing more fully the value of the individual, now that management is defining more exactly the function of each, many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/now-that-we-are-recognizing-more-fully-the-value-of-the-individual/)

[Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/)

> [Law should seek far more than mere reconciliation; it should be one of the great creative forces of our social life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/law-should-seek-far-more-than-mere-reconciliation-it-should-be-one-of/)

[Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/)

> [It is always the sign of the second-rate man when the decision merely meets the present situation. It is the left-over in a decision…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/it-is-always-the-sign-of-the-second-rate-man-when-the-decision-merely/)

[Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/)

> [... good intentions are not sufficient to solve our problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/good-intentions-are-not-sufficient-to-solve-our-problems/)

[Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/)

> [Another idea that is changing is that the leader must be one who can make quick decisions. The leader to-day is often one who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/another-idea-that-is-changing-is-that-the-leader-must-be-one-who-can/)

[Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/)

> [Leader and followers are both following the invisible leader-the common purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/leader-and-followers-are-both-following-the-invisible-leader-the/)

[Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/)

> [I am convinced that any feeling of exaltation because we have people under us should be conquered, for I am sure that if we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/i-am-convinced-that-any-feeling-of-exaltation-because-we-have-people/)

[Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/)

> [I do not think that we have psychological and ethical and economic problems. We have human problems, with psychological, ethical and economical aspects, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/i-do-not-think-that-we-have-psychological-and-ethical-and-economic/)

[Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/)

> [An order then should always be given not as a personal matter, not because the man giving it wants the thing done, but because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/an-order-then-should-always-be-given-not-as-a-personal-matter-not/)

[Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/)

> [Idealism and realism meet in the actual.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/idealism-and-realism-meet-in-the-actual/)

[Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/)

> [Unity, not uniformity, must be our aim. We attain unity only through variety. Differences must be integrated, not annihilated, not absorbed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/unity-not-uniformity-must-be-our-aim-we-attain-unity-only-through/)

[Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/)

> [Democracy is not brute numbers; it is a genuine union of true individuals...the essence of democracy is creating. The technique of democracy is group…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/democracy-is-not-brute-numbers-it-is-a-genuine-union-of-true/)

[Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/)

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