Quotes with committees

  • It is necessary to get a lot of men together, for the show of the thing, otherwise the world will not believe. That is the meaning of committees. But the real work must always be done by one or two men.

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  • Cyril Northcote Parkinson A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn.
    Cyril Northcote Parkinson
    British naval historian (1909 - 1993)
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  • Bernie Sanders As a member of both the energy and environment committees, I am constantly astounded by how many of my colleagues prefer to focus on what the government can do for the nuclear or coal industries rather than why the government should support clean and sustainable energy.
    Bernie Sanders
    American politician (1941 - )
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  • Gilbert Keith Chesterton I've searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of committees.
    Gilbert Keith Chesterton
    English writer (1874 - 1936)
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  • Bill Shorten If I am elected leader, my shadow opposition team will actively incorporate the policy contributions of all our members by instituting policy action committees as recommend by the 2010 National Review.
    Bill Shorten
    Australian politician (1967 - )
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  • Anthony Trollope It is necessary to get a lot of men together, for the show of the thing, otherwise the world will not believe. That is the meaning of committees. But the real work must always be done by one or two men.
    Anthony Trollope
    British writer (1815 - 1882)
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  • Edward Shepherd Mead Not even computers will replace committees, because committees buy computers.
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  • Alfred A. Montapert The greatest things are accomplished by individual people, not by committees or companies.
    Alfred A. Montapert
    American writer
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  • V. S. Pritchett The State, that craving rookery of committees and subcommittees.
    V. S. Pritchett
    British writer and literary critic (1900 - 1997)
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  • Alvar Aalto We have almost a city has probably two or three hundred committees. Every committee is dealing with just one problem and has nothing to do with the other problems.
    Alvar Aalto
    Finnish architect and designer (1898 - 1976)
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