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

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

The smaller the function, the greater the management.

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.

Parkinson's Fourth Law: The number of people in any working group tends to increase regardless of the amount of work to be done.

Delay is the deadliest form of denial.

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.