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• 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.
  -- Thomas L. Marti...
• The amount of time spent by a committee on an agenda item is inversely proportional to the cost of the item.
  -- Parkinson's Law of Committee...
• The time spent on any item of the agenda [of a finance committee] will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
  -- C.N. Parkinso...
• Of two possible events, only the undesired one will occur.
• XVI: In the year 2054, the entire defense budget will purchase just one aircraft.
  This aircraft will have to be shared by the Air Force and Navy 3-1/2 days each per week except for leap year, when it will be made available to the Marines for the extra day....