The Nice Thing About Standards Is, There

The Basic Quality For The Diplomat Is Not Intelligence But Loyalty.

It Is The Busiest Man Who Has Time To Spare.

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 Man Who Is Denied The Opportunity Of Taking Decisions Of Importance Begins To Regard As Important The Decisions He Is Allowed To Take. He Becomes Fussy About Filing, Keen On Seeing That Pencils Are Sharpened, Eager To Ensure That The Windows Are Open (or Shut) And Apt To Use Two Or Three Different-colored Inks.

A Committee Grows Organically, Flourishes And Blossoms, Sunlit On Top And Shady Beneath, Until It Dies, Scattering The Seeds From Which Other Committees Will Spring.