Annie Besant Quotes

You have to have a certain realism that government is a pretty blunt instrument, and without the constant attention of highly qualified people with the right metrics, it will fall into not doing things very well.

Government is about priorities.

Good government is one of the most important factors in economic growth and social well-being.

So I went into government with a clear mind about what the problems were, and what needed to be done.

Good ideas are the backbone of good government.

Government is connected to everything we do.

People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests.

That is the best government which desires to make the people happy, and knows how to make them happy.

The central issue of our time - of all times - is the size, power and scope of government.

There are a lot of good causes out there, but they can't possibly all be served by government.

I think governments can't do much.

Now, I learned soon enough, that among the three, two don't trust the third one - the third one is the government. Both industry and unions feel the government is a talking organization and a spending organization.

Governments will always play a huge part in solving big problems. They set public policy and are uniquely able to provide the resources to make sure solutions reach everyone who needs them. They also fund basic research, which is a crucial component of the innovation that improves life for everyone.

Managing a country is like managing a company in many ways. It maybe involves more complicated issues, but it's the same skills.

Administration is the essence of government, and its quality is a prime condition of civic comfort.

In a well-governed nation poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a badly governed country wealth is something to be ashamed of.

Government is about hard choices.

The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government.

Governance is a universal phenomenon in any society, but it may not lead a society to human development.

The question of our time is rapidly becoming can government get things done?

Part of our struggle is to make the international community understand that we are a poor country not because there is an insufficiency of resources and investment, but because we are deprived of the basic institutions and practices that make for good government.

Popular government has not yet been proved to guarantee, always and everywhere, good government.

If you look at government policy generally, what government tries to do in all instances is to make sure that we take care of all elements that might relate to a particular issue.

For me, as the Government of India, the interest of the poorest of the poorest is paramount.

Only a state with resources can deplete poverty.