There are thousands of civil servants. In large part, they are brilliant. They work really hard. — Suella Braverman Copy Share Image
In a mature society, 'civil servant' is semantically equal to 'civil master.' — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Britain has invented a new missile. It's called the civil servant - it doesn't work and it can't be fired. — Walter Walker Copy Share Image
We need more people to go into business and fewer wasting our lives becoming bureaucrats and civil servants. — Michael O'Leary Copy Share Image
After a time, civil servants tend to become no longer servants and no longer civil. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
In Downing Street they called me 'Boss'. Civil servants would always call me 'Prime Minister'. — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
The civil servants that serve at the NSC are of the highest caliber with extraordinary expertise. — Andy Kim Copy Share Image
“When politicians and civil servants hear the word culture they feel for their blue pencils.” — Lionel Esher Copy Share Image
The film of tomorrow will not be directed by civil servants of the camera, but by artists for whom shooting a film… — Francois Truffaut Copy Share Image
No amount of extra civil servants recruited to deliver Brexit will make up for a lack of rational debate or for political… — Dominic Grieve Copy Share Image
Not all civil servants admire strong political leadership. But if you want to change things for the better you need strong political… — Harriet Harman Copy Share Image
“Between 1890 and 1911 there was a 200 percent increase in the numbers of bureaucrats, most of them new appointments. In Austria… — Margaret MacMillan Copy Share Image
In a massive, long-term study of 17,000 civil servants, an almost unbelievable conclusion emerged: the status of a person's job was more… — Matt Ridley Copy Share Image
As long as government is allowed to collect all Internet data, the perceived exigency will drive honest civil servants to reach more… — Yochai Benkler Copy Share Image
I want to thank all of those civil servants, police, Border Force officers and security professionals with whom I have worked and… — Suella Braverman Copy Share Image
One of the keys to ensuring accountability is to have civil servants who witness fraud, waste and abuse to blow the whistle. — Byron Dorgan Copy Share Image
“When political leaders set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become more important. It is hard to subvert a rule-of-law… — Timothy Snyder Copy Share Image
“Several studies of thousands of British civil servants (the Whitehall studies) have found that workers who have little control over their jobs—meaning… — Charles Wheelan Copy Share Image
“One obvious palliative of the evils of democracy in its present form would be to encourage much more publicity and initiative on… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The Prime Minister and the Chief Ministers are one team. The Cabinet Ministers and the State Ministers are another team. The Civil… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
In a free society, the “vision thing” is left to private individuals; civil servants are kept on a tight leash, because free… — Ilana Mercer Copy Share Image
Historically Turkey hasn't had much success in attracting foreign investment. Slowly that is changing. There's a tradition of arbitrary decisions by government… — Andrew Mango Copy Share Image
There are too many countries where the values we take for granted in our civil servants simply do not exist. Seeing these… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I like the idea of taking what is essentially a boring, officious job and turning it into something that is a fantasy,… — Guy Ritchie Copy Share Image
“I regretted my human form briefly; it would be so much easier to drag and rope information into the brain as neatly… — Marilyn Johnson Copy Share Image
“Many historians, many sociologists and psychologists have written at lenght, and with deep concern, about the price that Western man has had… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“We do have a grand strategy,” says Zeese, who was the spokesman for Ralph Nader’s 2004 presidential campaign. “Nonviolent movements shift power… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
The culture of the State Department is very negative towards a conservative foreign policy. And the model that we all have, of… — John Bolton Copy Share Image
“The separation of mind and body that informs medical practice is also the dominant ideology in our culture. We do not often… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
To its committed members (the Democratic Party) was still the party of heart, humanity, and justice, but to those removed a few… — Nicholas von Hoffman Copy Share Image
“In this country faith is absolute and universal. The choice, if there is a choice, is made at birth. Everyone believes. For… — Paul Torday Copy Share Image
“Yes, but all that’s needed is to break reciprocity,” he answered. “By controlling information, making sure it flows one way. Take over… — David Brin Copy Share Image
A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it. — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
The civil servant is primarily the master of the short-term solution. — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
People willy-nilly borrow for consumption. Civil servants willy-nilly borrow for consumption and then wonder why they don't have enough money at the… — Najib Razak Copy Share Image
There is a human capital crisis in the federal government. Not only are we losing the decades of talent as civil servants… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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