“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”
— C. Northcote Parkinson
Author: C. Northcote Parkinson
Category: work
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In politics people give you what they
“In politics people give you what they think you deserve and deny you what they think you want.”
— C. Northcote Parkinson
Author: C. Northcote Parkinson
Category: politics
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Men enter local politics solely as a
“Men enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily married.”
— C. Northcote Parkinson
Author: C. Northcote Parkinson
Category: politics
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A committee is organic rather than mechanical
“A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn.”
— C. Northcote Parkinson
Author: C. Northcote Parkinson
Category: nature
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