Civil Service Quotes

By the time the civil service has finished drafting a document to give effect to the principle, there may be little of the principle left. — John Reith, 1st Baron Reith

Protecting the rights of service members was an important part of my work as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. — Thomas Perez

Serve others: The heart of the leader is manifested through service to others. — Artika R. Tyner

The taxpayer: That's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. — Ronald Reagan

The British civil service ... is a beautifully designed and effective braking mechanism. — Shirley Williams

If anybody ever flied to the Moon, the very next day Trippe will ask the Civil Aeronautics Board to authorize regular service. — James M. Landis

The civil service can never be placed on a satisfactory basis until it is regulated by law. — James A. Garfield

I don't like the royal family, I don't like the establishment, I don't like the civil service. — Paul Weller

The civil service are risk averse. — Ken Livingstone

When I came back into show business in '88 after spending 20-odd years in the civil service, it wasn't planned. — Pete Best

The reform [of the civil service] should be thorough, radical, and complete. — Rutherford B. Hayes

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 I've won. — Paul Merton

It's all papers and forms, the entire Civil Service is like a fortress made of papers, forms and red tape. — Alexander Ostrovsky

For to me every sort of peace with the citizens seemed to be of more service than civil war. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

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