Civil Service Quotes

29 Civil Service quotes by 27 unique authors

My first jobs were all civil service. At 14, I worked for the Canadian National Railways. At 16, I worked for the Canadian Penitentiary Service. — Dan Aykroyd
So, he reasoned, if you can identify the sources of a government's power - people working in civil service, police and judges, even the army… — Gene Sharp
So long as the Constitution is not amended beyond recognition, so long as elections are held regularly and fairly and the ethos of secularism broadly… — Ramachandra Guha
These latter institutions [the civil service, trade unions, media of all kinds], notably of course television, but more subtly the written press, are quite spectacular… — Alain Badiou
Lord Rothschild had access to all manner of leaders and experts. He was responsible only to the Prime Minister and answerable to neither the electorate… — Unknown Author
For taxpayers, however, it’s [pay equity] a rip-off. And it has nothing to do with gender. Both men and women taxpayers will pay additional money… — Stephen Harper
The British civil service ... is a beautifully designed and effective braking mechanism. — Shirley Williams
My father was in the civil service. I can remember standing in a bus shelter in the pouring rain, and that we were allowed candy… — Honor Blackman
I don't like the royal family, I don't like the establishment, I don't like the civil service. — Paul Weller
The man who will follow precedent, but never create one, is merely an obvious example of the routineer. You find him desperately numerous in the… — Walter Lippmann
It's all papers and forms, the entire Civil Service is like a fortress made of papers, forms and red tape. — Alexander Ostrovsky
The Opposition aren't really the Opposition. They're just called the Opposition. But in fact they are the Opposition in exile. The Civil Service are the… — Antony Jay
In 1925, when Britain went back to the gold standard, that was supported by the Conservative Party, the Labour Party, the Bank of England, the… — Ed Balls
When I came back into show business in '88 after spending 20-odd years in the civil service, it wasn't planned. — Pete Best
I will ask every government department to draw up a plan for civil service relocation outside London. And a Labour Treasury will set an objective… — Ed Balls
The civil service can never be placed on a satisfactory basis until it is regulated by law. — James A. Garfield
When I wake up on a Monday morning and I realise I don't have to go and work at the civil service, I really think… — Paul Merton
When the business interests... pushed through the first installment of civil service reform in 1883, they expected that they would be able to control both… — Carroll Quigley
The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. — Ronald Reagan
The Civil Service is a bit like a rusty weathercock. It moves with opinion then it stays where it is until another wind moves it… — Tony Benn
Dictators, unlike Democrats, depend on a small coterie to sustain their power. These backers, generally drawn from the military, the senior civil service, and family… — Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Having served in the Nixon Administration, I am well aware of how the political leadership of an administration can try to politicize the civil service,… — Frank Wolf
At a purely practical level, history is important because it provides the basic skills needed for students to go further in sociology, politics, international relations… — Antony Beevor
I am confident that this legislature will rise above partisan bickering, especially after the public promises its members made last fall, and that it will… — Charles Edison
The Civil Service is a vital economic asset to the UK - firstly, in the way it creates a framework for excellence in service delivery… — John Hutton

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