“The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves.”

— Herbert N. Casson

Herbert N. Casson cited in: Supervisory Management. Vol. 1 (1955). p. 60
1950s and later

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Canadian journalist and writer 1869–1951

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