Meetings are a great trap. ... they are indispensable when you don't want to do anything. John Kenneth Galbraith
There is one criticism which cannot be leveled at interparliamentary conferences but which is applicable to a great extent to peace congresses: the meetings waste time. Fredrik Bajer
Football is a mistake. It combines the two worst elements of American life. Violence and committee meetings. George Will
really important meetings are planned by the souls long before the bodies see each other. Paulo Coelho
The aspect of congresses and such meetings generally to which I attach the greatest importance is the discussion. That is why people assemble: to hear different opinions, rather than to pass resolutions. Fredrik Bajer
Sometimes coincidence is better than a thousand meetings. Jordanian Proverb