Quotes About Supervision

The universities are a sort of lunatic asylum for keeping young men out of mischief.

A man must keep an eye on his servants, if he would not have them rule him.

Major North has had for years complete power over these Indians and can do more with them than any man living.

The guy who's in charge isn't going to be the front man, ever.

History reports that the men who can manage men manage the men who can manage only things, and the men who can manage money manage all.

PRESIDE, v. To guide the action of a deliberative body to a desirable result. In Journalese, to perform upon a musical instrument; as, "He presided at the piccolo."

If you have ever seen a four-year-old trying to lord it over a two-year-old, then you know what the basic problem of human nature is - and why government keeps growing larger and ever more intrusive.

When a child is locked in the bathroom with water running and he says he's doing nothing but the dog is barking, call 911.

Self-regulation stands in relation to regulation the way self-importance stands in relation to importance.

Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what is their own business.

Who watches the watchmen?

Political parties serve to keep each other in check, one keenly watching the other.

I think the policy makers like the idea of being the boss. I mean people who like to boss other people around like to go into politics so they can become the boss.

It is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power.

What journalism is really about-it's to monitor power and the centres of power.

Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.

in status, he became a plantation manager,

Each great company will be known as controlled by one master mind. The reason for this lies in the great superiority of personal management over management by boards and committees. This

Then, from the most structured and supervised childhood in human history, you get spit out after graduation into the least structured young adulthood in human history.

Money is a mechanism for control.

The eye of God! Think of that. Everywhere, in every house, in every field, in every room, in every company, alone or in a crowd, the eye of God is always upon you.

God watches over drunks and third baseman.

Its such an egotistical thing to be able to just stand there and say, Action! Its like being a little mini-god.

Like a good parent can't also be his child's best friend, a leader with authority requires some separation from subordinates.