Some of the biggest battles you face as a minister are, in the nicest possible way, with Whitehall and internally with civil… — Suella Braverman Copy Share Image
“Can it be, thought I, that my sole mission on earth is to destroy the hopes of others? Ever since I began… — Mikhail Lermontov Copy Share Image
There are thousands of civil servants. In large part, they are brilliant. They work really hard. — Suella Braverman Copy Share Image
“European nation with highest politician/lover ratio: Few European states can hope to compete with France and Italy in this department, and the… — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
In Downing Street they called me 'Boss'. Civil servants would always call me 'Prime Minister'. — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
You should be able to criticize civil servants for what you think is wrongdoing without being painted as a cop-hater. I don't… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
“We North Americans are fortunate that our ancestors, frontier colonists and emigrants, were forced to develop for survival a pragmatic, positive attitude… — Gerard K. O'Neill Copy Share Image
“Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. ...… — John Maynard Keynes 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
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
I grew up. I began to think the United States had some problems that really required the help of artistic people to… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
Colonial governors and senior civil servants are not easy people to argue with, and I was not popular because of my criticism… — Louis Leakey Copy Share Image
“Truth loves nothing better than simplicity of truth: that is the lesson Columbe Josse ought to have learned from her medieval readings.… — Muriel Barbery Copy Share Image
When I was a child, for a public/civil servant to be caught in corrupt practices, that individual will be a pariah. He… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
The civil servant is primarily the master of the short-term solution. — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
“Legislation unfolds incrementally at first. A one-day boycott of Jewish business is proclaimed. Non-Aryan[*] civil servants are forcibly retired. Kosher butchering is… — Matthew A. Rozell 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
Malaysians, during the colonial period, were not given the top positions: we were always subordinate. Fortunately for us, the people who took… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
There is a particular set of values commonly associated with being professional. Experience, expertise, trustworthiness, wisdom, and good judgement are all attributes… — Mark Walport 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 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
They tend to be civil servants, often diplomats drawn from the Foreign Office, who may be very pleasant, intelligent people, but once… — Anthony Holden 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
“There are various, centuries-old, true British traditions to secure this aim. 1. All orders and directives to the public are worded in… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
