"Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment."

"Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting someone else to do the work.'

"In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence ...in time every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties ... Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence."

"This is a test. It is only a test. Had it been an actual job, you would have received raises, promotions, and other signs of appreciation."