Charlie Paterson > Quotes

“I learnt my first lesson of bureaucracy. “Never be open about your plans with anybody who may oppose you.” Common sense really. Animal cunning is the order of the day, especially when you are a small business mammal avoiding the far larger, carnivorous predator, whether he is a bureaucrat or a big greedy competitor. A good tactician would never consider such an approach. Giving information freely to an adversary was pure stupidity on my part.”
― Charlie Paterson, Out of the Wild: Seven Years in the Wilderness

“was left with the distinct feeling that smaller players make easier targets to bully for such petty bureaucrats.”
― Charlie Paterson, Out of the Wild: Seven Years in the Wilderness

“As wise, old King Solomon of 4000 years ago said when talking about the actions of men to build themselves up, whether its wealth, power or prestige, “It’s all vanity.” It has a ring of truth about it.”
― Charlie Paterson, Out of the Wild: Seven Years in the Wilderness