Civil Servant Quotes

20 quotes by 19 authors

A president is a high-level official who is elected to carry out a function. He is not a king, not a god. He is not… — Jose Mujica
My father was a civil servant, fairly sort of middle ranking, low to middle ranking. He worked almost entirely in what was then called Administrative… — John Hume
In a mature society, 'civil servant' is semantically equal to 'civil master.' — Robert A. Heinlein
A civil servant doesn't make jokes. — Eugene Ionesco
A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it. — George S. Patton
You can't be a Red if you're married to a civil servant. — Doris Lessing
Wicksell's old-fashioned liberalism is reminiscent of John Maynard Keynes' attitude toward conscription during World War I. Keynes opposed conscription, but he was not a pacifist.… — Mancur Olson
It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant. — Sargent Shriver
To its committed members (the Democratic Party) was still the party of heart, humanity, and justice, but to those removed a few paces it looked… — Nicholas von Hoffman
I'm a statistic in a system that a civil servant dominates. — Billy Joel
My father was a civil servant, so having a regular job, being respectable is a big deal for me. Respectable in the sense that I… — Hanif Kureishi
NASA might do well to adopt the Red Bull approach to branding and astronautics. Suddenly the man in the spacesuit is not an underpaid civil… — Mary Roach
I like the idea of taking what is essentially a boring, officious job and turning it into something that is a fantasy, to a degree.… — Guy Ritchie
My father was a civil servant in northern India where I was born. As a boy I saw the dire effects of poverty and illiteracy,… — Naveen Jain
Not only had he lost the only girl he'd ever loved, he'd lost her in duplicate, like some heartbroken but highly efficient civil servant. — Tom Holt
When I was 19, I thought I wanted to be an English civil servant. It was the most exotic thing at the time - can… — Colm Toibin
I grew up. I began to think the United States had some problems that really required the help of artistic people to solve. And I… — Wallace Shawn
Britain has invented a new missile. It's called the civil servant - it doesn't work and it can't be fired. — Walter Walker
Money has different names !!! In Church its called (offering), In School its (fee), In marriage it's called (lobola), In divorce (alimony), When you owe… — Arcine Arciniegas

Who Wrote These Civil Servant Quotes

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