Lillian Gilbreth

Engineering United States 1878 – 1972 84 quotes

American industrial engineer who pioneered time-motion studies and ergonomics in workplace efficiency.

Quotes by Lillian Gilbreth

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

Motion Study 1914

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

Fatigue Study 1916

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.

The Psychology of Management 1924

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Living with Our Children 1928

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The Home-Maker and Her Job 1927

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.

Motion Study 1914

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Fatigue Study 1916

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.

Living with Our Children 1928

The best revenge is massive success.

The Home-Maker and Her Job 1927

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.

Motion Study 1914

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Fatigue Study 1916

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

The Psychology of Management 1924

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.

The Home-Maker and Her Job 1927

The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.

Fatigue Study 1916

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.

The Psychology of Management 1924

Efficiency is not just about saving time, but about enhancing the human spirit through better work.

The Psychology of Management 1914

The home is the laboratory of our lives, where motion study can bring harmony to family routines.

Cheaper by the Dozen 1920

True progress in industry comes from understanding the worker, not just the machine.

Motion Study 1911

A well-designed kitchen is the engineer's greatest challenge and triumph.

Speech at Women's Conference 1927

Motherhood and engineering are not opposites; they are complementary forces of creation.

Interview with Time Magazine 1930