Quotes by Parkinson, C. Northcote

A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not >>

The Law of Triviality... briefly stated, it means that the time spent >>

Delay is the deadliest form of denial. >>

Quotations about Committees and Meetings

A camel looks like a horse that was planned by a committee. >>

A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing, but >>

A committee of one gets things done. >>

A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn.

Parkinson, C. Northcote