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Robert Shea quotes

American Author April 17, 1909 – March 10, 1994

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The ability to get ahead in an organization is simply another talent, like the ability to play chess, paint pictures, do coronary bypass operations or pick pockets. Robert Shea
One simple way to keep organizations from becoming cancerous might be to rotate all jobs on a regular, frequent and mandatory basis, including the leadership positions. Robert Shea
Indeed, one of the most successful and influential religious organizations in history, the Society of Jesus, was consciously modeled along military lines by its founder, Ignatius Loyola. Robert Shea
It often happens that when a person possesses a particular ability to an extraordinary degree, nature makes up for it by leaving him or her incompetent in every other department. Robert Shea
Robert Shea quote: "She was a woman with red hair and green eye? the traits which..."
She was a woman with red hair and green eye? the traits which Satan supposedly relished most in mortal females. Robert Shea
Robert Shea quote: "The key element in tragedy is that heroes and heroines are..."
The key element in tragedy is that heroes and heroines are destroyed by that which appears to be their greatest strength. Robert Shea
This whole phenomenon of the diversion of organizations from their purposes and ideals does not seem very serious when the scum rise to the top in the bridge club or the offices of a small magazine publisher. Robert Shea
Of all human inventions the organization, a machine constructed of people performing interdependent functions, is the most powerful. Because it is so powerful, the organization is more dangerous than any other human invention, including nuclear fission (itself the product of an organized scientific project). Robert Shea
Of all human inventions the organization, a machine constructed of people performing interdependent functions, is the most powerful. Robert Shea
Even while we busily attend meetings, contribute money and perform our assigned tasks, we suspect that we may be helping to create a force that is inimical to many values we hold dear. Robert Shea
Organized religion provides a model of the way all organizations, from the state down to the village garden club, end a price in terms of a member's freedom of thought and action. Robert Shea
Indeed, if our ancestors of millions of years ago hadn't learned how to care for one another and hunt in packs, they'd all have ended up being eaten by leopards. Robert Shea
As such people achieve influence within the organization, whenever there is a conflict between their own interest and the interest of the organization, their interests will win out. Robert Shea
Robert Shea quote: "Ultimately we may still ask, why can't humans design a perfect..."
Ultimately we may still ask, why can't humans design a perfect society? Robert Shea
Robert Shea quote: "Everything you've ever believed is probably a lie."
Everything you've ever believed is probably a lie. Robert Shea

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