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Quote Origin: A Committee Is a Gathering of Important People Who, Singly Can Do Nothing, But Together Can Decide That Nothing Can Be Done

Fred Allen? John Florence Sullivan? St. Martin’s Review? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: Meetings are often ineffective time-wasting exercises. Here are two versions of a popular comical criticism: (1) A committee is a body of people who individually can do nothing but collectively they may decide that nothing can be done. (2) A conference is …

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