Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.

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In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard...

Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard...

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

Going to church doesn't make you any more a Christian than going to the garage...

Going to church doesn't make you any more a Christian than going to the garage...

Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will...

Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will...

Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed...

Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed...

It's better to have loved and lost than to do forty pounds of laundry a...

It's better to have loved and lost than to do forty pounds of laundry a...

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

You can always tell a real friend; when you've made a fool of yourself he...

You can always tell a real friend; when you've made a fool of yourself he...

Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.

Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.

If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices.

Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let...

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let...

When in doubt or danger, run in circles, scream and shout.

When in doubt or danger, run in circles, scream and shout.

Expert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively.

Expert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively.

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance...

If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance...

Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.

Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.

The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor...

The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor...