Committees Quote by Lady Bird Johnson

A committee is a group of the unprepared, appointed by the unwilling to do the unnecessary.

— Fred Allen

Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the work.

— Laurence J. Peter

We do not want another committee, we have too many already. What we want is a man of sufficient stature to hold the allegiance…

— David Spangler

We always carry out by committee anything in which any one of us alone would be too reasonable to persist.

— Frank Moore Colby

I've come to feel very strongly, not as a joke, that if you appoint a committee of more than four people, their efficiency starts…

— Charlton Heston

Somebody said, 'You may be a committee chair.' I don't think so. I don't think anybody would want me that much.

— Angus King

If I were on a committee, I'd be wasting my time.

— Marjorie Taylor Greene

We do not need committees but we need commitment. The nation is already reeling under the burden of several committees formed in the last…

— Narendra Modi

When in doubt, suggest that a subcommittee be appointed.

— Harry Chapman

Committees are, by nature, timid. They are based on the premise of safety in numbers; content to survive inconspicuously, rather than take risks and…

— Ferdinand Porsche

Referring the matter to a committee' can be a device for diluting authority, diffusing responsibility and delaying decisions.

— Antony Jay

A committee of three can accomplish much if two don't show up.

— Kurt Vonnegut