Top 8 Humphrey Appleby Quotes

#1. Paperwork is the religion of the Civil Service. I can just imagine Sir Humphrey Appleby on his deathbed, surround by wills and insurance claim forms, looking up and saying, 'I cannot go yet, God, I haven't done the paperwork.

Jonathan Lynn & Anthony Jay

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#2. Clarification is not to clarify things. It is to put one's self in the clear (Sir Humphrey Appleby)

Jonathan Lynn & Anthony Jay

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#3. This play is truly a great invention, and we're having a great time doing it eight times a week.

Bill Irwin

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#4. We have the most skillful, firecest, and certainly the most ethical ground forces in the world ... I'm not saying we have to commit right now, but certainly don't pull it off the table.

James Mattis

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#5. The ragged skyline of the city resembled the disturbed encephalograph of an unresolved mental crisis.

J.G. Ballard

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#6. We commit honest maniacs to Bedlam, so judges should be withdrawn from their bench, whose erroneous biases are leading us to dissolution.

Thomas Jefferson

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#7. hey its Uberunicorn here, im uploading my accountant for the first time! :D yay! im only uploading the books ive read in a short time: jan-dec, so i might not have so many books online j8st yet... - Uberunicorn, this one called cherub the recruit! Y X 3!!!

Robert Muchamore

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#8. tackling real-world tasks requires being comfortable with chance, trading off time with accuracy, and using approximations. As

Brian Christian

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