Keyword: Committees

If you leave the room, you're elected.

Murphy’s Laws

Committee reports dealing with wages, salaries, fringe benefits, facilities, computers, employee parking, libraries, coffee breaks, secretarial support, etc., always call for dramatic expenditure increases.

Money Murphy’s Laws

The number one book of the ages was written by a committee, and it was called the Bible.

(1884 – 1957) Russian-born American film producer
People

There is a tendency for the person in the most powerful position in an organization to spend all his time serving on committees and signing letters.

Murphy’s Laws Time

The efficiency of a committee meeting is inversely proportional to the number of participants and the time spent on deliberations.

Murphy’s Laws Time

Statistics have proven that the surest way to get anything out of the public mind and never hear of it again is to have a Senate Committee appointed to look into it.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator
Congress Government

The real objective of a committee is not to reach a decision, but to avoid it.

Murphy’s Laws

A camel is a horse designed by a committee.

(1906 – 1988) Greek-British designer of cars
Animals

A decision is what a man makes when he can’t get anyone to serve on a committee.

(1911 – 1993) columnist & novelist
Intelligence

I've searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of committees.

(1874 – 1936) English author & mystery novelist
Places Success Things

Those who express random thoughts to legislative committees are often surprised and appalled to find themselves the instigators of law.

Government Law Murphy’s Laws

Those most opposed to serving on committees are made chairmen.

Murphy’s Laws

A committee is twelve men doing the work of one.

(1932 – 2009) U.S. senator (Massachusetts)
People

An original idea can never emerge from committee in the original.

Ideas Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

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

(1894 – 1956) American radio comedian
People

A committee can make a decision that is dumber than any of its members.


Intelligence People

All committee reports conclude that “it is not prudent to change the policy (or procedure, or organization, or whatever) at this time.”

Murphy’s Laws People

Of all possible committee reactions to any given agenda item, the reaction that will occur is the one which will liberate the greatest amount of hot air.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech

A committee is the only life form with 12 stomachs and no brain.

Murphy’s Laws People

A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing but together can decide that nothing can be done.

(1894 – 1956) American radio comedian
Individuals Work

An original idea can never emerge from committee in the original.

Ideas Intelligence Murphy’s Laws