Administrative Duties Quotes

Serving as Chief of Staff would be an incredible honor.

I think, with the administration they do Constitutionally-mandated things most of the time, but they don't - they fulfill the letter of their obligation to checks and balances, but not the intent.

A chief of staff has to reflect the president's governing style.

All Church power is, therefore, properly ministerial and administrative. Everything is to be done in the name of Christ, and in accordance with his directions.

[Describing the vice presidency:] ... inside work with no heavy lifting.

Beyond going around doing things as Secretary of State, you have to recognize that you had managerial responsibilities.

Being a bureaucrat means never having to say you're sorry.

I would quite like to be home secretary again if I ever got the opportunity because there's a few things I'd like to do a bit better than last time.

After four years as Administrator of the SBA, I have let President Obama know that I will not be staying for a second term. I will stay on until my successor is confirmed to ensure a smooth and seamless transition.

Responsibility without power, the fate of the secretary through the ages.

My responsibilities as the governor are more than my neighbor’s and my family.

He will also find that the high and independent spirit, which usually dwells in the breast of those who are deeply versed in scientific pursuits, is ill adapted for administrative appointments; and that even if successful, he must hear many things he disapproves, and raise no voice against them.

I am a woman, I am a housewife, I am a government official, I've been twice a government secretary, I've been leader of a parliamentary group, I am an economist.

The sovereign is the foremost judge, general, financier, and minister of his country, not merely for the sake of his prestige. Therefore, he should perform with care the duties connected with these offices. He is merely the principal servant of the State.

Governing is different than campaigning, and that comes with a whole different level of responsibility.

The job of mayor of London is unbelievably taxing, particularly in the run-up to the Olympics.

To be a dean, you have to be a salesman as well as a scholar.

Being Vice President is difficult. Don't make it tougher.

It was in 1969 that I was able to give up my administrative responsibility. As I worked hard my research never suffered during this period and as a matter of fact these were probably some of my most productive years.

A chief executive doesn’t get to pick and choose which laws he will enforce.

I served seven years as the chair of the Princeton economics department where I had responsibility for major policy decisions, such as whether to serve bagels or doughnuts at the department coffee hour.

Serving in the executive branch is very different than sounding off from an academic perch.

Being president of a major public university is the most political nonpolitical office around.

The second office of the government is honorable & easy; the first is but a splendid misery.

I served in two administrations very high up in the Justice Department.