Ray and Bob, two Government maintenance guys, were standing at the base of a flagpole, looking up.
A woman walked by and asked what they were doing.
“We’re supposed to find the height of the flagpole”, said Bob, “but we don’t have a ladder.”
The woman said, “Hand me that wrench out of your toolbox.”
She loosened a few bolts, then laid the pole down. She then took a tape measure from their toolbox, took a measurement and announced, “Eighteen feet, six inches” and walked away.
Ray shook his head and laughed. “Well, ain’t that just like a ‘Miss-know-it-all’ woman?” he said. “We need
the height and she gives us the length!”
Ray and Bob are still working for the Government.
Happiness is not the end of life; character is. - Henry Ward Beecher
Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny. - Kin Hubbard
Most bad government results from too much government. - Thomas Jefferson
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. - Dr. Samuel Johnson
A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves. - Bertrand de Jouvenel
A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. - James Reston
It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character. - Dag Hammarskjold
Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer. - Leo Rosten
You don't put skill on like a coat - you build it day by day. - Unknown
For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program. - Bob Wells
A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. - Max Lucado
The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands. - Anne Frank
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. - Peter F Drucker
The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes. - Tony Blair
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong. - Peter T. Mcintyre
Leadership is not something you do to people; it is something you do for people. - Ken Blanchard
The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity. - Zig Ziglar
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. - Vince Lombardi
You do not lead by hitting people over the head; that is assault, not leadership. - Dwight D Eisenhower
Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character. - James Russel Lowell
Confidence is like a dragon where, for every head cut off, two more heads grow back. - Criss Jami
Be your character what it will, it will be known, and nobody will take it upon your word. - Lord Chesterfield
Strength of character may be learned at work, but beauty of character is learned at home. - Henry Drummond
Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it. - David S Jordan
Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a bigger thing well too. - David Storey
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. - Abraham Lincoln
So, if we lie to the government, it's a felony.
But if they lie to us, it's politics. - Bill Murray
The acceptance of certain realities doesn't preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs. - Rem Koolhaas
Don't be accusing me of taking a bribe. You know what they call that, "definition of character." - Archie Bunker
Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless. - Milton Friedman
I have certain rules I live by. My first rule: I don't believe anything the government tells me. Nothing. Zero. - George Carlin
It is not enough to take steps which may some day lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
As the eagle was killed by the arrow winged with his own feather, so the hand of the world is wounded by its own skill. - Helen Keller
When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious. - Unknown
No sign of pleasure greeted the announcement. The mood in the hall was leaden.
My mood was livelier. Fright is livelier than lead. - Gail Carson Levine
Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right path, the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands. - Anne Frank
The formulation of a problem is often more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skill. - Albert Einstein
Never design your character like a garden where anyone can walk. Design your character like the sky where everyone's desire is to reach. - Unknown
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep. - Will Rogers
Thirteen roadways lead through life
To thirteen doors of death,
Homeward from foolish fears and strife
We float on failing breath. - Tao
Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny. - Kin Hubbard
Most bad government results from too much government. - Thomas Jefferson
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. - Dr. Samuel Johnson
A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves. - Bertrand de Jouvenel
A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. - James Reston
It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character. - Dag Hammarskjold
Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer. - Leo Rosten
You don't put skill on like a coat - you build it day by day. - Unknown
For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program. - Bob Wells
A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. - Max Lucado
The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands. - Anne Frank
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. - Peter F Drucker
The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes. - Tony Blair
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong. - Peter T. Mcintyre
Leadership is not something you do to people; it is something you do for people. - Ken Blanchard
The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity. - Zig Ziglar
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. - Vince Lombardi
You do not lead by hitting people over the head; that is assault, not leadership. - Dwight D Eisenhower
Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character. - James Russel Lowell
Confidence is like a dragon where, for every head cut off, two more heads grow back. - Criss Jami
Be your character what it will, it will be known, and nobody will take it upon your word. - Lord Chesterfield
Strength of character may be learned at work, but beauty of character is learned at home. - Henry Drummond
Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it. - David S Jordan
Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a bigger thing well too. - David Storey
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. - Abraham Lincoln
So, if we lie to the government, it's a felony.
But if they lie to us, it's politics. - Bill Murray
The acceptance of certain realities doesn't preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs. - Rem Koolhaas
Don't be accusing me of taking a bribe. You know what they call that, "definition of character." - Archie Bunker
Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless. - Milton Friedman
I have certain rules I live by. My first rule: I don't believe anything the government tells me. Nothing. Zero. - George Carlin
It is not enough to take steps which may some day lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
As the eagle was killed by the arrow winged with his own feather, so the hand of the world is wounded by its own skill. - Helen Keller
When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious. - Unknown
No sign of pleasure greeted the announcement. The mood in the hall was leaden.
My mood was livelier. Fright is livelier than lead. - Gail Carson Levine
Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right path, the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands. - Anne Frank
The formulation of a problem is often more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skill. - Albert Einstein
Never design your character like a garden where anyone can walk. Design your character like the sky where everyone's desire is to reach. - Unknown
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep. - Will Rogers
Thirteen roadways lead through life
To thirteen doors of death,
Homeward from foolish fears and strife
We float on failing breath. - Tao
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