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A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn. ↗

— C. Northcote Parkinson

#committee #committees #dies #flowers #grows

People in millenniums ahead will know what we were like in the 1930's and the thing that, the important major things that shaped our history at that time. This is as important for historic reasons as any other. ↗

— Gordon Parks

#any #historic #history #important #know

In so far as such a theory is empirically correct it will also tell us what empirical facts it should be possible to observe in a given set of circumstances. ↗

— Talcott Parsons

#circumstances #correct #empirical #empirically #facts

The importance of certain problems concerning the facts will be inherent in the structure of the system. ↗

— Talcott Parsons

#concerning #facts #importance #inherent #problems

If you don't believe in something, you'll fall for anything. I believe everything happens for a reason. If you are strong from within, you can will anything. I'm a firm believer that where there's a will, there's a way. ↗

— Eric Davis

#believe #believer #everything #fall #firm

Justice is what is established; and thus all our established laws will necessarily be regarded as just without examination, since they are established. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#examination #just #justice #laws #necessarily

I want you all to stand; will you do that for me, please? ↗

— James Dickey

#i want you #me #please #stand #want

I see no point in exchanging something that I understand, know, love and think will have a great future for something else that I know much less about. ↗

— Thomas Peterffy

#else #exchanging #future #great #i

I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have to assume that with a nuclear program they have the capability and the will to create a nuclear weapon. ↗

— Colin Powell

#capability #clearly #create #determined #i

Theater in Chicago will always be my first love. It started careers for me and about 50 of my friends. We all love coming back. As soon as the TV show is over, I'll be back in Chicago, doing live theater. ↗

— William Petersen

#always #back #careers #chicago #coming