Perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions on the point of collapse.

No king or minister could have instructed Newton to discover the law of gravity, for they did not know and could not know that there was such a law to discover. No Treasury official told Fleming to discover penicillin. Nor was Rutherford instructed to split the atom by a certain date.

The mind reels at the multiplication of books intended to justify the author's promotion from assistant to associate professor.

The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and deepening sense of boredom.

Perfection of planning is a symptom of decay. During a period of exciting discovery or progress, there is no time to plan the perfect headquarters.

Administrators make work for each other so that they can multiply the number of their subordinates and enhance their prestige.

Delay is the deadliest form of denial.