The onset of one religion can be resisted only by another.

The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take.

In the foundation and development of a successful enterprise there must be a single-minded pursuit of financial profit.

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.

Imagination is essential and it comes first, for without imagination we are aimless.

The basic quality for the diplomat is not intelligence but loyalty.

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.