Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the work.

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The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls; the soldier details his wounds,...

The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls; the soldier details his wounds,...

Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish a reputation as an expert.

Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish a reputation as an expert.

Expert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively.

Expert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively.

America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation.

America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation.

Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.

Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.

Real, constructive mental power lies in the creative thought that shapes your destiny, and your...

Real, constructive mental power lies in the creative thought that shapes your destiny, and your...

Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away

Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

Slump, and the world slumps with you. Push, and you push alone.

Slump, and the world slumps with you. Push, and you push alone.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let...

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let...

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, and those who...

There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, and those who...

The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.

Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.

If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to...

America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to...

An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday...

An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday...

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed...

Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed...

As a matter of fact is an expression that precedes many an expression that isn't.

As a matter of fact is an expression that precedes many an expression that isn't.