Cyril Northcote Parkinson
was a British naval historian and author of some sixty books, the most famous of which was his bestseller Parkinson's Law, which led him to be also considered as an important scholar within the fieldMen enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily married.More Cyril Northcote Parkinson quotes [07/11/2011 09:07:38]
Perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions on the point of collapse.More Cyril Northcote Parkinson quotes [07/11/2011 09:07:15]
Where life is colorful and varied, religion can be austere or unimportant. Where life is appallingly monotonous, religion must be emotional, dramatic and intense. Without the curry, boiled rice can be very dull.More Cyril Northcote Parkinson quotes [07/11/2011 09:07:34]
The smaller the function, the greater the management.More Cyril Northcote Parkinson quotes [07/11/2011 09:07:44]
The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and deepening sense of boredom.More Cyril Northcote Parkinson quotes [07/11/2011 09:07:27]
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