#servant

The English, the plain English, of the politest address of a gentleman to a lady is, I am now, dear Madam, your humble servant: Pray be so good as to let me be your Lord and Master. ↗

— Samuel Richardson

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Leadership is about being a servant first. ↗

— Allen West

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The film of tomorrow will not be directed by civil servants of the camera, but by artists for whom shooting a film constitutes a wonderful and thrilling adventure. ↗

— Francois Truffaut

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The people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

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The first lady is, and always has been, an unpaid public servant elected by one person, her husband. ↗

— Claudia Johnson

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And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops. ↗

— Hans Kung

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Public servants are paid to serve the American people. Do it well. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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I came up with new leads for game stories by being observant and clever, by using the many gifts of the English language to intrigue and hook a reader. ↗

— Dick Schaap

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It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant. ↗

— Sargent Shriver

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We have all been called to be foot-washers". ~R. Alan Woods [2006] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

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