Parkinson's First Law: Work expands to fill the time available.

The 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.

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

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

The void created by the failure to communicate is soon filled with poison, drivel and misrepresentation.

It is the busiest man who has time to spare.

The Law of Triviality... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.