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.
Fate is character. - William Winter
I was playing a character. - Paris Hilton
Hire character. Train skill. - Peter Schutz
As is our confidence, so is our capacity. - William Hazlitt
Character is not what you are in the dark. - Unknown
Adversity tests a man's true character. - Unknown
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. - George Herbert
Every country has the government it deserves. - Joseph de Maistre
Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident. - Dale Carnegie
Appropriate rules cultivate a disciplined character. - Bill Welker
The art of communication is the language of leadership. - James Humes
Character is a diamond that scratches every other stone. - Cyrus A. Bartol
Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets. - Ronald Reagan
Character is, for the most part, simply habit become fixed. - C.H. Parkhurst
The only way I can get a leading-man role is if I write it. - John Cleese
Praise increases where the excellence is attained but by few. - Edward Counsel
My ambition was to be successful, wherever that would lead me. - Joe Segal
Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem. - Woody Allen
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home. - Confucius
Talent is formed in solitude, character in the bustle of the world. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is of little traits that the greatest human character is composed. - William Winter
Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead. - Charles Bukowski
Nothing of character is really permanent but virtue and personal worth. - Daniel Webster
Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without. - Henry David Thoreau
It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse. - Adlai Stevenson
Excellence and competitiveness aren't incompatible with honesty and integrity. - Jack Welch
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one. - Henry David Thoreau
Either the government will be given to us or we shall seize it by marching on Rome. - Benito Mussolini
Of all the tasks of government, the most basic is to protect its citizens from violence. - John Foster Dulles
Character is better than ancestry, and personal conduct is of more importance than the highest. - Thomas J. Barnardo
The acceptance of certain realities doesn't preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs. - Rem Koolhaas
One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government. - Donald Trump
Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds. - John P Barlow
Don't be accusing me of taking a bribe. You know what they call that, "definition of character." - Archie Bunker
When lying and omission become part of your character, you lose integrity and the trust you once had from others. - Theodore W Fedorchak
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
Whoever is providing leadership needs to be as fresh and thoughtful and reflective as possible to make the very best fight. - Faye Wattleton
When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious. - Unknown
Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. - Stephen Covey
Don't assume, ask. Be kind. Tell the truth. Don't say anything you can't stand behind fully. Have integrity. Tell people how you feel. - Warsan Shire
I was playing a character. - Paris Hilton
Hire character. Train skill. - Peter Schutz
As is our confidence, so is our capacity. - William Hazlitt
Character is not what you are in the dark. - Unknown
Adversity tests a man's true character. - Unknown
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. - George Herbert
Every country has the government it deserves. - Joseph de Maistre
Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident. - Dale Carnegie
Appropriate rules cultivate a disciplined character. - Bill Welker
The art of communication is the language of leadership. - James Humes
Character is a diamond that scratches every other stone. - Cyrus A. Bartol
Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets. - Ronald Reagan
Character is, for the most part, simply habit become fixed. - C.H. Parkhurst
The only way I can get a leading-man role is if I write it. - John Cleese
Praise increases where the excellence is attained but by few. - Edward Counsel
My ambition was to be successful, wherever that would lead me. - Joe Segal
Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem. - Woody Allen
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home. - Confucius
Talent is formed in solitude, character in the bustle of the world. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is of little traits that the greatest human character is composed. - William Winter
Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead. - Charles Bukowski
Nothing of character is really permanent but virtue and personal worth. - Daniel Webster
Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without. - Henry David Thoreau
It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse. - Adlai Stevenson
Excellence and competitiveness aren't incompatible with honesty and integrity. - Jack Welch
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one. - Henry David Thoreau
Either the government will be given to us or we shall seize it by marching on Rome. - Benito Mussolini
Of all the tasks of government, the most basic is to protect its citizens from violence. - John Foster Dulles
Character is better than ancestry, and personal conduct is of more importance than the highest. - Thomas J. Barnardo
The acceptance of certain realities doesn't preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs. - Rem Koolhaas
One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government. - Donald Trump
Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds. - John P Barlow
Don't be accusing me of taking a bribe. You know what they call that, "definition of character." - Archie Bunker
When lying and omission become part of your character, you lose integrity and the trust you once had from others. - Theodore W Fedorchak
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
Whoever is providing leadership needs to be as fresh and thoughtful and reflective as possible to make the very best fight. - Faye Wattleton
When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious. - Unknown
Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. - Stephen Covey
Don't assume, ask. Be kind. Tell the truth. Don't say anything you can't stand behind fully. Have integrity. Tell people how you feel. - Warsan Shire
see also Dubm, Feminist, Government & Work Sections
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Government Snow Plow
Management Team - Leading by Example
Men At Work
New Manager’s Crisis Envelopes
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Tired Flagpole
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