Calling Quote by W. Averell Harriman

“Conferences are assemblies of people who argue about how to conduct an argument and end by sending a telegram of congratulation to the minister.”

— Pitigrilli

I've had my fill of Hitler. These conferences called by the ringing of a bell are not to my liking. The bell is rung…

— Benito Mussolini

Conferences are just like the poor and the Democrats, they will always be with us.

— Will Rogers

The interparliamentary conference should, in my opinion, direct its particular attention to the preparation of the next Hague Conference, the diplomatic conference, the conference…

— 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

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

I would have thought it possible to choose delegates for these larger conferences who, even if they could not speak the principal languages, could…

— Fredrik Bajer

“Germany:We've called this conference to solve the world's problems, not to fight about the problems of our past. And since I'm the only country…

— Hidekaz Himaruya

A lot of meetings are held to arrange when to have meetings. ... Meetings today are usually called conferences to make them sound more significant.

— Jilly Cooper

“Conference calls are basically a subset of meetings. They are meetings held over the phone. They are worse than meetings. They are the perfect…

— Sarah Knight

There is an intimacy and trust that is needed between leaders, between their assistants and advisers. Usually, you have the real substance behind closed…

— Tzipi Livni

Sometimes speaking one's localdialect makes one stand out in a crowd.

— Mak_786