Today is the birthday of Cyril Northcote Parkinson (July 30, 1909 - March 9, 1993), historian and author of some sixty books. He is best known for his ridicule of bureaucratic institutions, especially his Parkinson's Law and Other Studies, which is a collection of short essays explaining the inevitability of bureaucratic expansion."Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. General recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase, It is the busiest man who has time to spare." (Parkinson's Law) - C. Northcote Parkinson
"The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and deepening sense of boredom." - C. Northcote Parkinson
"It is better to be a has-been than a never-was." - C. Northcote Parkinson
"Expenditure rises to meet income." - C. Northcote Parkinson
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