A committee should consist of three men, two of whom are absent. — Herbert Beerbohm Tree Copy Share Image
a committee, of course, exists for the purpose of damping enthusiasms. — Stella Benson Copy Share Image
The last thing members of the committee want to do is pass legislation. — John McCain Copy Share Image
I don't like too many cooks in the kitchen, and I don't like committee decisions. — Rick Owens Copy Share Image
“To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three men, two of whom are absent.” — Robert Copeland Copy Share Image
As you know in this committee, we have all of HUD, and HUD is responsible for so many programs that determine the… — Maxine Waters Copy Share Image
Government likes committees... a lot. Committees kill all the really good ideas and generally all the really bad ideas. They produce middle-ground… — Betsy DeVos Copy Share Image
As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, my first priority is to ensure the readiness of our military. — Luther Strange Copy Share Image
I worked in the Senate in the 1970s. I worked for the Labor, Public Welfare Committee, and we had Ted Kennedy and… — Angus King Copy Share Image
The "Ways & Means Committee" is a committee that's supposed to find the Ways to divide up the Means. — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
As a member of the House Armed Services Committee and a retired Flag Officer, I understand how critical it is to keep… — Ronny Jackson Copy Share Image
Jim, I'm not aware of any formal requests from the Senate Judiciary Committee for these kinds of documents. — Alberto Gonzales Copy Share Image
There are many ways of encouraging people to make life better other than joining a political party. Politics with a small 'p'… — John Reid Copy Share Image
That we have had to sue in federal court to discover the truth speaks volumes. The FBI has built a protective stonewall… — Tom Fitton Copy Share Image
“A simple rule can help: before an issue is discussed, all members of the committee should be asked to write a very… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
After helping the Republican National Committee address some of the troubling deficiencies the party faced after 2012, as outlined in its so-called… — S.E. Cupp Copy Share Image
The big difference between the radio show and the TV work is that I don't have to work by committee on the… — Gary Calamar Copy Share Image
You know, I wanted to be a part of the infrastructure and transportation committee because of our incredible growth here in North… — Colin Allred Copy Share Image
Democracy tends to be a collaborative process, a committee, a consensus. Silicon Valley tends to believe in the individual who creates a… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
The absence on the panel of anyone who could become pregnant accidentally or discover her salary was five thousand dollars a yearless… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
I did my Doctorate on the House Un-American Activities Committee's effect on the American theater. — Robert Vaughn Copy Share Image
Referring the matter to a committee' can be a device for diluting authority, diffusing responsibility and delaying decisions. — Antony Jay Copy Share Image
May the spirit of devotion to duty which inspires us always dominate this Committee's conferences! — Gustav Krupp Copy Share Image
I have very strong views on TV. There's no diversity, there's no choice. Things are decided by committee. — John Lloyd Copy Share Image
“I want to head up a committee to discuss how to properly head up committees. Our committee will sit at a round… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
I don't believe a committee can write a book. It can, oh, govern a country, perhaps, but I don't believe it can… — Arnold Toynbee Copy Share Image
“marijuana review board”—committee was “very much part of the creative process” and met on the roof” — Leslie Berlin Copy Share Image
The biggest problem with the national sports awards in India is that the selection committee which the government appoints every year does… — P. T. Usha Copy Share Image
The Goldstone Committee was formed in April of 2009, after I was not prime minister. So it was a new political situation. — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
Any committee that is the slightest use is composed of people who are too busy to want to sit on it for… — Katharine Whitehorn Copy Share Image
We do not need committees but we need commitment. The nation is already reeling under the burden of several committees formed in… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
Ways and Means is the committee that tackles the big issues that affects people's lives and their jobs in a major way. — Kevin Brady Copy Share Image
Committee: A group which succeeds in getting something done only when it consists of three members, one of whom happens to be… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
One of things I have always been open to is making policy in the Senate Commerce Committee. — Brian Schatz Copy Share Image
According to the committee's findings, a network of mobile missiles carrying the newest warheads could be tested by China this year and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Our championship committee pledged to review entry conditions and to assess how women golfers might compete on equal terms with men for… — Peter Dawson Copy Share Image
First, I have the privilege of being Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. It is not an oxymoron I assure you. — Pat Roberts Copy Share Image
