Quotes About Leadership

What politicians want to create is irreversible change because when you leave office someone changes it back again.

The Vice-Presidency is sort of like the last cookie on the plate. Everybody insists he won't take it, but somebody always does.

I can't let important policy decisions hinge on the fact that an election is coming up every 90 days.

All politics is local.

Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.

In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions.

This country has moved away from the politics of caste, nepotism, and appeasement.

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

I know my limitations, and I don't like politics. I was only involved because of my husband.

Politics is a necessary evil, or a necessary annoyance, a necessary conundrum.

I seldom think of politics more than eighteen hours a day.

Politics is not a world for the squeamish or fainthearted.

We can create a new kind of politics: kinder, more respectful, but courageous, too.

I will never retire from politics, the revolution, or the ideas I have.

The best and brightest don't go into politics. The best and brightest are at Goldman Sachs.

Nothing comes easy in life, but politics is incredibly difficult.

Politics ruins the character.

When you are in politics, and you are a genuine person who genuinely cares, then everything comes second.

In Pakistan politics is hereditary.

Politics is not about money.

Politics is the art of the next best.

American politics is always an open competition.

I think I do want to go into politics. I really, really do. And I don't know if I will.

I think that has to do with our perception of politics. There are nice politicians. There is something about this job that does take an extra bit of motivation to get out of bed in the morning.