To get something done, a committee should consist of no…

A committee should consist of three men, two of whom are absent.

— Herbert Beerbohm Tree

“To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three people, two of whom are absent.”

— Robert Copeland

It is better to be on hand with ten men than absent with ten thousand.

— Anonymous

Committee: A group which succeeds in getting something done only when it consists of three members, one of whom happens to be sick and…

— Abraham Lincoln

There will be some tracks on the next album which that will consist of mostly noise and feedback, whereas others may just have guitar…

— Daisy Berkowitz

“In 'Yes' and 'No' all things consist.”

— Jacob Boehme

My diplomatic position will not consist of going and kneeling down in front of George Bush.

— Segolene Royal

“Conversations consist for the most part of things one does not say.”

— Cees Nooteboom

Nothing changes more constantly than the past; for the past that influences our lives does not consist of what actually happened, but of what…

— Gerald W. Johnson

The will leadeth us to God, or to the devil; it availeth not whether thou hast the name of a Christian; salvation doth not…

— Jakob Bohme

But then history does not only consist of documents.

— John Lukacs

Whether you want to entertain or to provoke, to break hearts or reassure them, what you bring to your writing must consist of your…

— Rafael Yglesias

Look after yourself; remember that you only consist of your being, so make the best of what you have and look after it. Put…

— Jessie J

Your life has to consist of more than 'Black people should unite.' You hope they do, but not twenty-four hours a day.

— Gil Scott-Heron

It should consist of short, sharply focused sentences, each of which is a whole scene in itself.

— Theodore Sturgeon