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C. Northcote Parkinson Quotes

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.

C. Northcote Parkinson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: british
Birth: July 30, 1909 - March 9, 1993

Topics

Time Law Will Involved Sum Means

I feel like I have a unique voice that's true and authentic, and we need more of that. If I can inspire more of that, I need to do that in as many places as possible.

Voice Inspire Feel Unique I Can

I try to make it look easy, but the behind-the-scenes stuff is the challenge.

Challenge Easy Look Try Make Stuff

'The Secret Life of Bees' was my first novel, so I had no process. I was flying by the seat of my pants, as they say, trying to understand how I, as a novelist, would work with story.

Life Work Flying Story Process Say

I get to play a killer next.

Play Next Get Killer

I've played music since I was six, and I always wrote songs just for myself. I did it for fun, posting songs on Tumblr, Bandcamp, and Soundcloud. I didn't think anyone would notice.

Music Myself Fun Think Always Just

I probably seem like not a particularly nice person, not a girl's girl.

Girl Person Nice Nice Person Seem

The Iraqis who have risen up against the occupation are not 'insurgents' or 'terrorists' or 'The Enemy.' They are the revolution, the Minutemen, and their numbers will grow - and they will win.

Win Revolution Grow Enemy Numbers

Once I dedicated my time to mixed martial arts, I became careful about what I let into my mind. I made a goal of being the best on Earth in mixed martial arts and fighting. I wanted to build my mind into something good, not just of the world. I wanted to be different.

Good Time Best Mind World Fighting

I'm really attracted to anti-heroes, and I'm a little bit of a troublemaker myself, and a little bit of a rule-breaker, and I like spies.

Myself Little Like Troublemaker Bit

Don't make the mistake of thinking that you have to agree with people and their beliefs to defend them from injustice.

Bryant H. McGill

Mistake People Thinking Injustice

Celebrity is a pathological sickness of the culture. Narcissists on screen being consumed by narcissists off-screen.

Culture Sickness Celebrity Screen

I just want to keep making music and see where everything goes.

Music Want Everything See Where

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