Admitting Quote by Felix Adler

The aspect of congresses and such meetings generally to which I attach the greatest importance is the discussion. That is why people assemble: to…

— Fredrik Bajer

There is one criticism which cannot be leveled at interparliamentary conferences but which is applicable to a great extent to peace congresses: the meetings…

— Fredrik Bajer

Political conflicts distort and disturb a people's sense of distinction between matters of importance and matters of urgency. What is vital is disguised by…

— John Grierson

“A well organized, well-facilitated meeting leaves room for paying attention to everybody’s needs, including the very human desire to contribute, to be heard, and…

— Alex Harms

I believe that meetings at the top level in a relatively informal atmosphere are always useful, and there is reason to hope that we…

— Vladimir Putin

“Formal talks are the special opportunity we give ourselves to discuss our private work in a public voice, to make the labor of our…

— Scott L. Montgomery

Every discussion in a meeting has a diminishing curve of interest. The longer the discussion goes on, the fewer people will be interested in…

— Mark McCormack

The danger of disturbing the public tranquillity by interesting too strongly the public passions, is a still more serious objection against a frequent reference…

— James Madison

In life there are meetings which seem Like a fate.

— Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

“Eloquence in public assemblies is not the surest road to fame and preferment, at least unless it be used with great caution, very rarely,…

— John Adams

“Since there is no such entity as 'the public,' since the public is merely a number of individuals, any claimed or implied conflict of…

— Ayn Rand

If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential,…

— Dave Barry