The Kappamaki, a whaling research ship, was currently researching the question: How many whales can you catch in one week?

The important thing about having lots of things to remember is that you’ve got to go somewhere afterwards where you can remember them, you see? You’ve got to stop. You haven’t really been anywhere until you’ve got back home.

This is a lovely party," said the Bursar to a chair, "I wish I was here.

The people who really run organizations are usually found several levels down, where it is still possible to get things done.

Every step is a first step if it's a step in the right direction.

First Thoughts are the everyday thoughts. Everyone has those. Second Thoughts are the thoughts you think about the way you think. People who enjoy thinking have those. Third Thoughts are thoughts that watch the world and think all by themselves. They’re rare, and often troublesome. Listening to them is part of witchcraft.

The truth is a fog, in which one man sees the heavenly host and the other one sees a flying elephant.