Famous quotes by Public Servants

Public servants are often wanted to for advice and motivation. They have an one-of-a-kind perspective on the world as well as the challenges we face, as well as their words can be a resource of convenience as well as toughness. From head of states to prime ministers, mayors to governors, these quotes by public servants supply understanding into the human condition and also the importance of solution. Whether it's a contact us to activity or a pointer of our shared humankind, these quotes by public slaves can help us locate our way in hard times.
Small: The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins - Clara Barton
"The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins"
Clara Barton, Public Servant
Small: I wonder if a soldier ever does mend a bullet hole in his coat? - Clara Barton
"I wonder if a soldier ever does mend a bullet hole in his coat?"
Clara Barton, Public Servant
Small: I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand
"I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them"
Clara Barton, Public Servant
Small: Everybodys business is nobodys business, and nobodys business is my business - Clara Barton
"Everybody's business is nobody's business, and nobody's business is my business"
Clara Barton, Public Servant
Small: This conflict is one thing Ive been waiting for. Im well and strong and young - young enough to go to the fron
"This conflict is one thing I've been waiting for. I'm well and strong and young - young enough to go to the front. If I can't be a soldier, I'll help soldiers"
Clara Barton, Public Servant
Small: A ball had passed between my body and the right arm which supported him, cutting through the sleeve and passin
"A ball had passed between my body and the right arm which supported him, cutting through the sleeve and passing through his chest from shoulder to shoulder. There was no more to be done for him and I left him to his rest. I have never mended that hole in my sleeve"
Clara Barton, Public Servant
Small: I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better.
"I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past"
Clara Barton, Public Servant
Small: I may sometimes be willing to teach for nothing, but if paid at all, I shall never do a mans work for less tha
"I may sometimes be willing to teach for nothing, but if paid at all, I shall never do a man's work for less than a man's pay"
Clara Barton, Public Servant
Small: An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is
"An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the sum of human suffering, or diminishing the sum of happiness"
Clara Barton, Public Servant
Small: The surest test of discipline is its absence - Clara Barton
"The surest test of discipline is its absence"
Clara Barton, Public Servant
Small: Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their
"Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at hand, will fail to do"
Clara Barton, Public Servant
Small: People look at my six days in the week to see what I mean on the seventh - Robert Cecil
Robert Cecil
"People look at my six days in the week to see what I mean on the seventh"
Robert Cecil, Public Servant
Small: The introduction of many minds into many fields of learning along a broad spectrum keeps alive questions about
"The introduction of many minds into many fields of learning along a broad spectrum keeps alive questions about the accessibility, if not the unity, of knowledge"
Edward Levi, Public Servant
Small: I believe with all my heart that civilization has produced nothing finer than a man or woman who thinks and pr
"I believe with all my heart that civilization has produced nothing finer than a man or woman who thinks and practices true tolerance"
Frank Knox, Public Servant
Small: We burned to death 100,000 Japanese civilians in Tokyo - men, women and children. LeMay recognized that what h
"We burned to death 100,000 Japanese civilians in Tokyo - men, women and children. LeMay recognized that what he was doing would be thought immoral if his side had lost. But what makes it immoral if you lose and not immoral if you win?"
Robert McNamara, Public Servant
Small: One cannot fashion a credible deterrent out of an incredible action - Robert McNamara
"One cannot fashion a credible deterrent out of an incredible action"
Robert McNamara, Public Servant
Small: Neither conscience nor sanity itself suggests that the United States is, should or could be the global gendarm
"Neither conscience nor sanity itself suggests that the United States is, should or could be the global gendarme"
Robert McNamara, Public Servant
Small: What we collectively decide about how to bail out our economy, how to pull our economy out of a ditch and what
"What we collectively decide about how to bail out our economy, how to pull our economy out of a ditch and what rules we put in place to make sure this problem does not happen again, will shape our country for the next 50 years. This is it"
Elizabeth Warren, Public Servant
Small: It is critical that the American people, and not just their financial institutions, be represented at the nego
"It is critical that the American people, and not just their financial institutions, be represented at the negotiating table"
Elizabeth Warren, Public Servant
Small: There are many stressed single parents who may be working two jobs in order to keep the family together - C. E
"There are many stressed single parents who may be working two jobs in order to keep the family together"
C. Everett Koop, Public Servant
Small: The target audience goes back to conception. That means pre-natal care, safe delivery, post-natal screening, a
"The target audience goes back to conception. That means pre-natal care, safe delivery, post-natal screening, and the ordinary stuff you do in pediatrics"
C. Everett Koop, Public Servant
Small: The third lesson and tip actually comes from two of my favorite political philosophers: Mao Tse-tung and Mothe
"The third lesson and tip actually comes from two of my favorite political philosophers: Mao Tse-tung and Mother Theresa - not often coupled with each other, but the two people I turn to most to basically deliver a simple point which is 'you're going to make choices; you're going to challenge; you're going to say why not; you're going to figure out how to do things that have never been done before"
Anita Dunn, Public Servant
Small: Our first concern is the security of the lawyers because without security you cant possibly have a fair trial,
"Our first concern is the security of the lawyers because without security you can't possibly have a fair trial, if trial at all, and that's not been adequately attended to"
Ramsey Clark, Public Servant
Small: Based on assessment of all available information and following several expert consultations, I have decided to
"Based on assessment of all available information and following several expert consultations, I have decided to raise the current level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to phase 5"
Margaret Chan, Public Servant
Small: Just the minute the FBI begins making recommendations on what should be done with its information, it becomes
"Just the minute the FBI begins making recommendations on what should be done with its information, it becomes a Gestapo"
J. Edgar Hoover, Public Servant
Small: The bottom line is, if somebody doesnt go through proper security screening, theyre not going to go on the fli
"The bottom line is, if somebody doesn't go through proper security screening, they're not going to go on the flight"
John Pistole, Public Servant
Small: But what I want to assure and reassure the public is we are concerned about your safety, your security, and yo
"But what I want to assure and reassure the public is we are concerned about your safety, your security, and your privacy. Let's work together in partnership to ensure that we can have the best way forward"
John Pistole, Public Servant
Small: I would like to explore and see this country. I have had so many opportunities to see it from the air!
"I would like to explore and see this country. I have had so many opportunities to see it from the air! I would like to climb the mountains that I wished I could climb at the time but had to get back to Washington"
Janet Reno, Public Servant
Small: Anybody that thought that I tried to protect the president has forgotten that I asked for the expansion of the
"Anybody that thought that I tried to protect the president has forgotten that I asked for the expansion of the Monica Lewinsky matter"
Janet Reno, Public Servant
Small: As we move toward a new Middle East, over the years and, I think, over the decades to come, we will make a lot
"As we move toward a new Middle East, over the years and, I think, over the decades to come, we will make a lot of people very nervous"
James Woolsey, Public Servant
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