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

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.

Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.

And thus Bureaucracy, the giant power wielded by pygmies, came into the world

And thus Bureaucracy, the giant power wielded by pygmies, came into the world

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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 theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth;...

The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth;...

I believe the best service to the child is the service closest to the child,...

I believe the best service to the child is the service closest to the child,...

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.

Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.

Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.

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...