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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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Delay is the deadliest form of denial.

Delay is the deadliest form of denial.



The void created by the failure to communicate is soon filled with poison, drivel and misrepresentation.

The void created by the failure to communicate is soon filled with poison, drivel and misrepresentation.



The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take.

The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take.



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.

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.



Expenditure rises to meet income.

Expenditure rises to meet income.



Administrators make work for each other so that they can multiply the number of their subordinates and enhance their prestige.

Administrators make work for each other so that they can multiply the number of their subordinates and enhance their prestige.



The vacuum created by a failure to communicate will quickly be filled with rumor, misrepresentations, drivel, and poison.

The vacuum created by a failure to communicate will quickly be filled with rumor, misrepresentations, drivel, and poison.



Parkinson's First Law: Work expands to fill the time available.

Parkinson's First Law: Work expands to fill the time available.



Perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions on the point of collapse.

Perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions on the point of collapse.



Parkinson's Fourth Law: The number of people in any working group tends to increase regardless of the amount of work to be done.

Parkinson's Fourth Law: The number of people in any working group tends to increase regardless of the amount of work to be done.





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A tenacious grip on our own ideals, irrespective of hurdles, would propel us towards self-actualization!

A tenacious grip on our own ideals, irrespective of hurdles, would propel us towards self-actualization!



The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself. Anger is.

The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself. Anger is.



I felt so much pride, so much love. You get a handful of days like this in a lifetime. Take in every minute. They’ll be over soon enough, and you never know what tomorrow will bring.

I felt so much pride, so much love. You get a handful of days like this in a lifetime. Take in every minute. They’ll be over soon enough, and you never know what tomorrow will bring.



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The ultimate and most important revolutionary aspiration: to see human beings liberated from their alienation



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And I usually use myself as a model, posing in front of a mirror as I dab the strokes on the canvas.



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