Ronald Reagan Quotes

I'm still working for the government.

You know, I definitely have an inclination to work in the public sector.

I actually think that working in the federal government, or state or local, is one of the most significant things that a technical person can do.

Right now, if you're a talented developer or designer, government is what you go into if you can't get a better job.

Well, I thought the deal was, when you went to work for the government you weren't supposed to make money!

There is a possibility of fresh talent coming to work for the government. Millennials are the most public-spirited generation since the 1960s. There is an opportunity to harness that generation and make government service cool again.

I work in public.

It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people.

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.

The public sector certainly includes the Department of Labor. Those are jobs that are available. They are open and they are good paying jobs. The government as a whole has been actually retrenching under President Clinton's leadership.

The idea of being in the State Department was exciting. On the other hand, I always had in the back of my mind going into politics. If I stayed in Washington, I might end up a government hack.

I am not working for the U. S. Government that I know of.

I have commissioners who had very good jobs, making good salaries, and gave up something to work for the state.

Our dad was just a congressman for 27 years, and if you live in Washington, D.C., everybody's dad works for the government. We grew up just like everyone else.

If I had to work a 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. job in the public service, I'd freak out.

I would be flattered and honored to be considered for any position where I could serve my country.

Yes is the answer to that question. I've enjoyed being in government... if it would be useful for me to serve I would like to do that. [saying he would like to work for Gordon Brown despite his previous opinions of him!]

I can assure you that my first and foremost interest is my country. This is not a personal matter. We are not people driven by a wish to be in the government since [it] is for us the least attractive work, even though we are politicians.

Do you work for the government, any government?” "I pay taxes, which means I work for the government, part of the time. Yes.

As a president, my job is not to promote a religion, my job is to call people to serve our country.

Not in the history of mankind has the government ever created a job.

Ideal government would be a very boring job - it would be a matter of organizing a lot of utilities and keeping the wires together and the power plant and all that kind of stuff. It's not a matter of telling people how to live, it's a matter of making it pleasant for them to live. Government should be in the position of distributing food, stuff like that.

When you're in government, of course, you have protection and you have people who are looking out for your wellbeing, but you can't live in a state of fear. If you do, you're not going to do your job very well and you're going to give yourself high blood pressure, which probably isn't worth it.

Who wants good people in government? Good people should be in the private sector. Helping us out, helping themselves out in the private sector. We want schmoes in government. We want people who can't find the doorknob. Why waste productive people, as well as looting the taxpayer?

Let's start and build a House that works for the people, because this is the people's House.