Top 26 Quotes by Robert Shea

It is instructive, for instance, to trace the computer industry's decline in vision, idealism, creativity, romance and sheer fun as it becomes more and more important and prosperous.

As such people achieve influence within the organization, whenever there is a conflict between their own interest and the interest of the organization, their interests will win out.

The key element in tragedy is that heroes and heroines are destroyed by that which appears to be their greatest strength.

It often happens that when a person possesses a particular ability to an extraordinary degree, nature makes up for it by leaving him or her incompetent in every other department.

To reject even one major tenet of the religion or to violate one major rule of behavior is enough to get one kicked out - or worse.

Because the better an organization is at fulfilling its purpose, the more it attracts people who see the organization as an opportunity to advance themselves.

One simple way to keep organizations from becoming cancerous might be to rotate all jobs on a regular, frequent and mandatory basis, including the leadership positions.

The Gnostics were rapidly driven out of business by the hierarchical orthodox Christians.

You are attached to what you attack.

A permanent division of labor inevitably creates occupational and class inequality and conflict.