Agency Quote by Michael Hayden

I always knew I'd be leaving government someday. I just didn't know when. There was something about knowing that it was temporary that left…

— Lawrence O'Donnell

My government career is over.

— Linda Tripp

I've led a life working at every level of government, from Congress to local government.

— Kathy Hochul

I'd spent 25 years in government when I left the Defense Department back in '93, decided I'd go spend the rest of my career…

— Dick Cheney

The world has changed, the CIA is having to change, and again, the challenge for someone like me as a spy novelist is to…

— David Ignatius

I know I'm not in government anymore. In fact I'm out of work.

— Ronald Reagan

But at the end of the day, I want people to say that I played a major role in restoring people's confidence in the…

— Kathy Hochul

From my time at the CIA to my time in the House, I've dedicated my career to protecting our democracy and ensuring it works…

— Abigail Spanberger

I love my government not least for the extent to which it leaves me alone.

— John Updike

I am a career public servant. Until the aftermath of Benghazi, I loved every day of my job.

— Greg Hicks

I'm still working for the government.

— Edward Snowden

The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.

— Anonymous