The less you enjoy serving on committees, the more likely you are to be pressed
to do so. (Explanation: If you do not like committees, you keep quiet, nod your
head, and look wise while thinking of something else and thereby acquire the
reputation of being a judicious and cooperative colleague; if you enjoy
committees, you talk a lot, make many suggestions and are regarded by the other
members as a nuisance.
-- Professor Charles P. Issawi
to do so. (Explanation: If you do not like committees, you keep quiet, nod your
head, and look wise while thinking of something else and thereby acquire the
reputation of being a judicious and cooperative colleague; if you enjoy
committees, you talk a lot, make many suggestions and are regarded by the other
members as a nuisance.
-- Professor Charles P. Issawi
Related:
- Skinner: Ah, there's nothing more exciting than science.
You get all the fun of sitting still, being... - If you can't enjoy yourself,
enjoy somebody else... - Enjoy your life. If you don't,
no one else will... - In an underdeveloped country, when you are absent, your job is taken
away from you;
in a developed country a new one is piled on you. ... - You enjoy the company of other
people... - Last Words of Advice: If you pay your taxes and don't get into debt
and go to bed early and never answer the telephone,
no harm can befall you. -- Professor Charles P....
