“Not being able to govern events, I govern myself”
“Governments want efficient technicians, not human beings, because human beings become dangerous to governments – and to organized religions as well. That is why governments and religious organizations seek to control education.”
“The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all.”
“I believe that the government that governs best is a government that governs least, and by these standards we have set up a fabulous government in Iraq.”
“I say thank God for government waste. If government is doing bad things, it's only the waste that prevents the harm from being greater.”
“I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.”