“Men enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily married.”
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Famous C. Northcote Parkinson Quotes
“Deliberative bodies become decreasingly effective after they pass five to eight members.”
“The basic quality for the diplomat is not intelligence but loyalty.”
“The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and deepening sense of boredom.”
“Parkinson's First Law: Work expands to fill the time available.”
“Imagination is essential and it comes first, for without imagination we are aimless.”
“The onset of one religion can be resisted only by another.”
Source: EAST AND WEST
“Perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions on the point of collapse.”