C. Northcote Parkinson Quotes
A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn.
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There's nothing simple when you're in this 'Good Place.'
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I always went with my agenda, I just couldn't execute it.
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I think some people think I'm, like, anti-label, and I'm not. I just wanted to sign a deal when the time was right. I'm anti being shot out of a rocket when you're not ready and the songs and image aren't there.
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We are all focused each and every day on doing our jobs, chief executive of our states, until the very last hour that we are in office, and certainly the president is as well.
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I always like to leave art and music open to interpretation.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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Acting is a very big part of what human beings do. A dog is always a dog, but we're always changing.
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Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.
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I had a good guitar, and I was a young, young kid.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make yourself feel good.
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I love working with women.
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In Iran, fundamentalism was fuelled to an extent by the regime of the Shah being supported by the West.
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An artist's sphere of influence is the world.
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I love performing in front of an audience. I like the questions; I like controversy.
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A revolutionary idea is usually one with its sleeves rolled up.
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It is critical that writers who embrace the light of Christ's redemptive love characterize the darkness arrayed against us in a way that is consistent with its true nature.
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When I'm writing a movie, it's usually pretty close to what the movie is going to be, which is just a luxury of being a writer-director.
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Workmen's compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.
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Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time.
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If you were to ask me to define a photograph in a few words, I would say it is a fossil of light and time.
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I paint every day. I really have no hobbies. That's all I do.
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A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn.
