C. Northcote Parkinson Quotes

United Kingdom, Historian
July 30, 1909 – March, 9, 1993.

Cyril Northcote Parkinson (30 July 1909 – 9 March 1993) was a British naval historian and author of some 60 books, the most famous of which was his best-seller Parkinson's Law, which led him to be also considered as an important scholar in public administration and management.

Also known as Writer

If there is a way to delay an important decision, the good bureaucracy, public or private, will find it.

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- Good
- Important
- Decision
Where life is colorful and varied, religion can be austere or unimportant. Where life is appallingly monotonous, religion must be emotional, dramatic and intense. Without the curry, boiled rice can be very dull.

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- Life
- Religion
- Emotional

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.

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- Time
- Perfect
- Progress
In the foundation and development of a successful enterprise there must be a single-minded pursuit of financial profit.

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

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- Mind
- Book
- Education
The matters most debated in a deliberative body tend to be the minor ones where everybody understands the issues.

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- Body
- Matter
- Issues