Trying To Make Things Work In Government

Be Ever Questioning. Ignorance Is Not Bliss. It Is Oblivion. You Don't Go To Heaven If You Die Dumb. Become Better Informed. Lean From Others' Mistakes. You Could Not Live Long Enough To Make Them All Yourself.

Success Teaches Us Nothing; Only Failure Teaches.

To Doubt One's Own First Principles Is The Mark Of A Civilized Man. Don't Defend Past Actions; What Is Right Today May Be Wrong Tomorrow. Don't Be Consistent; Consistency Is The Refuge Of Fools.

Good Ideas Are Not Adopted Automatically. They Must Be Driven Into Practice With Courageous Impatience. Once Implemented They Can Be Easily Overturned Or Subverted Through Apathy Or Lack Of Follow-up, So A Continuous Effort Is Required.

If You Are Going To Sin, Sin Against God, Not The Bureaucracy. God Will Forgive You But The Bureaucracy Won't.