Civil Servants Quotes

18 quotes by 17 authors

In Downing Street they called me 'Boss'. Civil servants would always call me 'Prime Minister'. — Tony Blair
I like the evening in India, the one magic moment when the sun balances on the rim of the world, and the hush descends, and… — James Cameron
The film of tomorrow will not be directed by civil servants of the camera, but by artists for whom shooting a film constitutes a wonderful… — Francois Truffaut
Since the 1950s (until the early 1990s), girls in Kabul and other cities attended schools. Half of university students were women, and women made up… — Eleanor Smeal
Temporary teams of trusted people are generally sent to all Departments and to major agencies of government to assist in planning and to acquaint the… — Richard V. Allen
Civil servants take forever to do anything. — Joseph Wambaugh
Colonial governors and senior civil servants are not easy people to argue with, and I was not popular because of my criticism of the colonial… — Louis Leakey
I was under the librarians' protection. Civil servants and servants of civility, they had my back. The would be whatever they needed to be that… — Marilyn Johnson
Civil servants and priests, soldiers and ballet-dancers, schoolmasters and police constables, Greek museums and Gothic steeples, civil list and services list -- the common seed… — Karl Marx
Civil servants are fully aware of the challenges the British economy faces. They are, after all, working tirelessly and professionally to support the coalition government… — Gus O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell
There are too many countries where the values we take for granted in our civil servants simply do not exist. Seeing these values in action,… — Gus O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell
They tend to be civil servants, often diplomats drawn from the Foreign Office, who may be very pleasant, intelligent people, but once they get inside… — Anthony Holden
One of the keys to ensuring accountability is to have civil servants who witness fraud, waste and abuse to blow the whistle. — Byron Dorgan
As a consequence of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the officer corps of the old army became part of this class, as did… — Gustav Stresemann
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 likely to predict… — Matt Ridley
Not all civil servants admire strong political leadership. But if you want to change things for the better you need strong political leadership. — Harriet Harman
As long as government is allowed to collect all Internet data, the perceived exigency will drive honest civil servants to reach more broadly and deeply… — Yochai Benkler
There is a human capital crisis in the federal government. Not only are we losing the decades of talent as civil servants retire, we are… — Daniel Akaka

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