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C. Northcote Parkinson quotes

British Historian June 30, 1909 – March 9, 1993

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The man whose life is devoted to paperwork has lost the initiative. He is dealing with things that are brought to his notice, having ceased to notice anything for himself. C. Northcote Parkinson
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
C. Northcote Parkinson quote: "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion."
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. C. Northcote Parkinson
C. Northcote Parkinson quote: "Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse..."
Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved. C. Northcote Parkinson
C. Northcote Parkinson quote: "In politics people give you what they think you deserve and..."
In politics people give you what they think you deserve and deny you what they think you want. C. Northcote Parkinson
C. Northcote Parkinson quote: "The void created by the failure to communicate is soon filled..."
The void created by the failure to communicate is soon filled with poison, drivel and misrepresentation. C. Northcote Parkinson
C. Northcote Parkinson quote: "When any organizational entity expands beyond 21 members, the..."
When any organizational entity expands beyond 21 members, the real power will be in some smaller body. C. Northcote Parkinson
C. Northcote Parkinson quote: "Men enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily..."
Men enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily married. C. Northcote Parkinson
C. Northcote Parkinson quote: "Perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions..."
Perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions on the point of collapse. C. Northcote Parkinson
C. Northcote Parkinson quote: "Make the people sovereign and the poor will use the machinery..."
Make the people sovereign and the poor will use the machinery of government to dispossess the rich. C. Northcote Parkinson
The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take. C. Northcote Parkinson
C. Northcote Parkinson quote: "The smaller the function, the greater the management."
The smaller the function, the greater the management. C. Northcote Parkinson
C. Northcote Parkinson quote: "The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and..."
The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and deepening sense of boredom. C. Northcote Parkinson
C. Northcote Parkinson quote: "Expansion means complexity and complexity decay."
Expansion means complexity and complexity decay. C. Northcote Parkinson
C. Northcote Parkinson quote: "It is better to be a has-been than a never-was."
It is better to be a has-been than a never-was. C. Northcote Parkinson

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