Parkinson's Law is a purely scientific discovery, inapplicable except in theory to the politics of the day. It is not the business of the botanist to eradicate the weeds. Enough for him if he can tell us just how fast they grow.
C. Northcote ParkinsonThe matters most debated in a deliberative body tend to be the minor ones where everybody understands the issues.
C. Northcote ParkinsonDeliberative bodies become decreasingly effective after they pass five to eight members.
C. Northcote ParkinsonAdministrators make work for each other so that they can multiply the number of their subordinates and enhance their prestige.
C. Northcote ParkinsonThe man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take. He becomes fussy about filing, keen on seeing that pencils are sharpened, eager to ensure that the windows are open (or shut) and apt to use two or three different-colored inks.
C. Northcote Parkinson