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

Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated....

Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated....

In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man...

In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man...

President Johnson and I have a lot in common. We were both born in small...

President Johnson and I have a lot in common. We were both born in small...

A public man must never forget that he loses his usefulness when he as an...

A public man must never forget that he loses his usefulness when he as an...

Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis...

Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis...

In our own lives, let each of us ask - not just what government will...

In our own lives, let each of us ask - not just what government will...

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 have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is...

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is...

Any lady who is first lady likes being first lady. I don't care what they...

Any lady who is first lady likes being first lady. I don't care what they...

In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry...

In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry...

If an individual wants to be a leader and isn't controversial, that means he never...

If an individual wants to be a leader and isn't controversial, that means he never...

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises...

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises...

Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is,...

Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is,...

It's a piece of cake until you get to the top. You find you can't...

It's a piece of cake until you get to the top. You find you can't...

The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.

The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.

The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize that a...

The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize that a...

Let us move from the era of confrontation to the era of negotiation.

Let us move from the era of confrontation to the era of negotiation.

I'm glad I'm not Brezhnev. Being the Russian leader in the Kremlin. You never know...

I'm glad I'm not Brezhnev. Being the Russian leader in the Kremlin. You never know...

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

Castro couldn't even go to the bathroom unless the Soviet Union put the nickel in...

Castro couldn't even go to the bathroom unless the Soviet Union put the nickel in...