Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist.

Quote by Richard M Nixon

Topics: Bureaucracy Quotes, Change Quotes

Well, I screwed it up real good, didn't I?

Well, I screwed it up real good, didn't I?

We are all in it together. This is a war. We take a few shots...

We are all in it together. This is a war. We take a few shots...

I played by the rules of politics as I found them.

I played by the rules of politics as I found them.

When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal.

When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal.

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands...

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands...

You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press...

You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press...

The Cold War isn't thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn't sleeping;...

The Cold War isn't thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn't sleeping;...

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a...

What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a...

People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm...

People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm...

What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a...

What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a...

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

Certainly in the next 50 years we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than...

Certainly in the next 50 years we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than...

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may...

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may...

Our chief justices have probably had more profound and lasting influence on their times and...

Our chief justices have probably had more profound and lasting influence on their times and...

It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat...

It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat...

The one thing sure about politics is that what goes up comes down and what...

The one thing sure about politics is that what goes up comes down and what...

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some...

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some...

I suspect that there is no other single profession that does more to contribute to...

I suspect that there is no other single profession that does more to contribute to...

The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous. Revolution in art...

The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous. Revolution in art...