The mind reels at the multiplication of books intended to justify the author's promotion from assistant to associate … - C. Northcote Parkinson

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Songs are kind of alive, I think; once you finish writing them, that doesn't mean that that's it for the song. It can have its own little life, I think.

C. Northcote Parkinson

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

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It is now well known, however, that men enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily married.

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

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The smaller the function, the greater the management.

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The nice thing about standards is, there are so many to choose from. Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.

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

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Songs are kind of alive, I think; once you finish writing them, that doesn't mean that that's it for the song. It can have its own little life, I think.

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On both of my flights, everything went very well.

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I was 11 when I was first introduced to live drawing classes and going to art school.

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