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26 quotes by Robert Shea

Robert Shea At the British National Theatre in 1977 for the opening of the nine-hour stage version of Illuminatus! Born Robert Joseph Shea (1933-02-14)February 14, 1933 Died March 10, 1994(1994-03-10) (aged 61) Spouse Yvonne Bremseth Shea, Patricia Monaghan Website bobshea.net Robert Joseph Shea (February 14, 1933 - March 10, 1994) was an American novelist and former journalist best known as co-author with Robert Anton Wilson of the science...
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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... →

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Of all human inventions the organization, a machine constructed of people performing interdependent functions, is the most powerful.

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

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

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Individuals, too, who cultivate a variety of skills seem brighter, more energetic and more adaptable than those who know how to do one thing only.

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

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You are attached to what you attack.

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The ability to get ahead in an organization is simply another talent, like the ability to play chess, paint pictures, do coronary bypass operations... →

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Anyone who seeks power wants absolute power.

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But the more an organization succeeds and prospers, the more it is likely to be diverted from its original ideals, principles and purposes.

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

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

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Even while we busily attend meetings, contribute money and perform our assigned tasks, we suspect that we may be helping to create a force that is... →

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