Quotes by C. Northcote Parkinson
17 quotes by C. Northcote Parkinson
C. Northcote Parkinson - british historian
Was born on 30 jul 1909.
Died on 09 mar 1993, at 83 years old.
Died on 09 mar 1993, at 83 years old.
Origin country: United Kingdom
Expansion means complexity and complexity decay.
Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about opinion, complexity
In politics people give you what they think you deserve and deny you what they think you want.
Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about politics, people
Make the people sovereign and the poor will use the machinery of government to dispossess the rich.
Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about people, wealth, use
Men enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily married.
Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about man, politics, being
Perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions on the point of collapse.
Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about perfection
The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and deepening sense of boredom.
Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about society, boredom, common sense, sense
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.
Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about law, triviality, time
The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take.
Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about man, chance
The man whose life is devoted to paperwork has lost the initiative. He is dealing with things that are brought to his notice, having ceased to notice anything for himself.
Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about man, things, life
Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about time
When any organizational entity expands beyond 21 members, the real power will be in some smaller body.
Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about body, power, real estate
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about things, work, time
