Benoit Mandelbrot Quotes

When I came into the oil there was chaos. I brought order…. It was done the way it was because that was the way it had to be done.

I'm the total organizer. Everything's got a system. It's in order.

It takes real planning to organize this kind of chaos.

Order is the key to all problems.

It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy.

Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order.

A disciplined person is one who follows the will of the one who gives the orders.

But instead I usually say that, though it may surprise them, I too believe in the necessity of organization.

I am an organization freak!

Another word for politics in my mind is organization. You have to be organized; you have to get out there. It's not just magic.

Some people need a command-and-control environment.

I always wanted to know what I'd face next, even though that was maybe a bit detrimental to spontaneity. Structuring my life and avoiding chaos was more important.

I can't stand things being out of place.

No group in any sector can go anywhere without rules.

I like to be very, very regimented and very OCD in my routine.

I am a responsible person. I plan a lot. I am disciplined.

I know what hierarchy and discipline mean. Without those, we will never have order and progress.

I'm not an idiot; I can make adjustments to my life. But I like having a schedule.

The only difference between a mob and a trained army is organization.

Order and system are nobler things than power.

Lists are a form of power.

I am a believer in discipline; it takes a lot to do well. You need discipline for those little excursions into the chaotic that make life interesting.

I like things to be orderly.

I have rules for everything.

Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.