Bureaucrats are the only people in the world who can say absolutely nothing and mean it.

Quote by James H Boren

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I got the bill for my surgery. Now I know what those doctors were wearing...

I got the bill for my surgery. Now I know what those doctors were wearing...

When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.

When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.

A dress that zips up the back will bring a husband and wife together.

A dress that zips up the back will bring a husband and wife together.

It is hard to look up to a leader who keeps his ear to the...

It is hard to look up to a leader who keeps his ear to the...

When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.

When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.

Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.

Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.

The best way to deal with bureaucrats is with stealth and sudden violence.

The best way to deal with bureaucrats is with stealth and sudden violence.

The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is the inefficiency

The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is the inefficiency

Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort...

Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort...

More harm was done in the 20th century by faceless bureaucrats than tyrant dictators.

More harm was done in the 20th century by faceless bureaucrats than tyrant dictators.

The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is...

The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is...

Most managers were trained to be the thing they most despise -- bureaucrats.

Most managers were trained to be the thing they most despise -- bureaucrats.

Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.

Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.

Strive to make proposed solutions as self-executing as possible. As the degree of discretion increases,...

Strive to make proposed solutions as self-executing as possible. As the degree of discretion increases,...

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

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

Bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible

Bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible

If there is a way to delay in important decision, the good bureaucracy, public or...

If there is a way to delay in important decision, the good bureaucracy, public or...

The perfect bureaucrat everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions and escape...

The perfect bureaucrat everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions and escape...

Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.

Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.

A bureaucrat is a Democrat who holds some office that a Republican wants.

A bureaucrat is a Democrat who holds some office that a Republican wants.