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The State, that craving rookery of committees and subcommittees. – V. S. Pritchett

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Meetings are a symptom of bad organization. The fewer meetings the better. – Peter Drucker

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A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel. – Heywood Broun

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Meetings are a great trap. Soon you find yourself trying to get agreement and then the people who disagree come to think they have a right to be persuaded. However, they are indispensable when you dont want to do anything. – John Kenneth Galbraith

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A collection of a hundred Great brains makes one big fathead. – Carl Gustav Jung

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