Quotes About Management

It actually turns out to be much harder to really understand government across state local and federal.

Most of the problems of government come from people being overwhelmed by the size and scale of what they have to do.

Los Angeles County government is a "Soviet-style system," with too many people only sort of in charge and no person sufficiently at the helm to take responsibility.

War is like government, a matter of tact.

Government should take management lesson from private sector.

A government can do only what is feasible given the political and economic context.

The police force cannot be completely independent of the executive government.

If government were a plant, it would be kudzu.

Everything goes wrong for a government which is going wrong

No society has ever succeeded without a decent government.

If government is inevitable, the challenge is to come up with the most effective one possible.

Weak emperors mean strong viceroys.

The art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs.

The supply of government exceeds the demand.

Themistocles said "The Athenians govern the Greeks I govern the Athenians you my wife govern me your son governs you."

Remain close to government and away from politics. It means deal more with the authorities. And less with individuals.

I can tell you how bad our boards are... I don't have to watch Saturday Night Live anymore; I just go to the board meetings.

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

Water is finite and we have not done a great job of managing it in the past.

Get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats...

I was once asked what it takes to be a great manager...my response? Great players.

Good-to-great companies set their goals and strategies based on understanding; comparison companies set their goals and strategies based on bravado.

I have great people working for me now. I surround myself with smart people.

The great actors we had came from the actor-manager theaters. Not only did they create a team, they were the generals working with the soldiers.