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Agency Quotes

The power to act for yourself.

Agency quotes here work on two levels, personal agency as the crisis of what one person can actually do, and agency as a literal government or business body wielding real power. See Agent quotes for the individual angle.

You have to remember that in addition to running a literary agency, I am also an ebook publisher.

Quotes by Richard Curtis

Often, when I became a consultant to a federal agency, that precipitated its demise.

Quotes by Paul Samuelson

A lot of my work concerns a crisis of agency - what can we do?

Quotes by Natalie Jeremijenko

No agency is better than its account executives.

Quotes by Morris Hite

Account Quotes

The IRS isn't the only agency using taxpayer dollars for big bonuses.

Quotes by Mark Meadows

We are potentially the most dangerous agency in the country.

Quotes by Louis Freeh

I worked for a private investigative agency briefly. I rarely had the opportunity to snoop.

Quotes by Lisa Lutz

Federal consent decrees - agreements between the federal government and a local agency to change how that agency operates - are burdensome, costly, and rarely justified.

Quotes by Heather Mac Donald

Congress came to see NASA primarily as a jobs program, not an exploratory agency.

Quotes by Gregory Benford

Agent Quotes

I don't have an agent - I have the William Morris Agency.

Quotes by Debbie Reynolds

I don't want Droga5 to be the biggest agency; I want it to be the best.

Quotes by David Droga

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'agency' mean across these quotes?
The word works two ways here, personal agency as one's own capacity to act, and agency as a formal government or business organization, and the sample quotes cover both meanings.
Why do people search for agency quotes?
People look for these quotes either to reflect on personal empowerment and control, or to comment on how government and business agencies actually operate.
Is there criticism of government agencies in this collection?
Yes, one quote specifically calls out a well-known tax agency for spending on large bonuses, and another goes further, calling its own agency potentially dangerous.
Do any quotes focus on personal agency rather than institutions?
One quote frames personal agency as a genuine crisis, questioning what an individual can actually do in the face of larger forces, a more introspective use of the word.
What other topics pair well with agency quotes?
For the individual-empowerment side, see Agent quotes; for institutional themes, browse Agreements quotes and Account quotes.

A few lines are pointedly critical of how public agencies spend and operate. For related institutional themes, browse Agreements quotes and Account quotes.