Gurpreet Ghuggi Quotes

Leadership is important in politics.

Certainly I shall not be one of those who, having gained power, do not wish to use it.

Once you've built the big machinery of political power, remember you won't always be the one to run it.

If I made decisions around here based on the election, I wouldn't be a very good senator.

I never wanted to give up my power. I wanted to be able to make my own decisions, so that's why I became involved in management, bottom line.

Why is everything always my decision?" I asked. Because you will not tolerate anything else." Oh, I remembered now. "Great", I whispered. - Anita to Jean-Claude

A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.

To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern.

If you ever live in a country run by a committee, be on the committee.

Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.

I am ready and prepared to work with the President, but I will not be a rubber stamp for any president.

Luckily, I'm a governor - so I get to tell you what I've already done not just what I'm going to do.

There is a democratic process in the party, and that can be operated at any time. But am I going to resign? No. Of course not. No. No. I will carry on.

Five years ago, when I was elected, I had the feeling that the president doesn't have much to do. I've realized, though, that this is not a rubber-stamp position.

Power has to be insecure to be responsive.

In politics, as in business, leadership is crucial.

Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.

Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone.

At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose.

Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader.

You must see the persons who are in charge - persons you can punish or vote for.

If you've experienced having control, you don't want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers.

I am not invested with dictatorial powers. If I were, I should be quite ready to dictate.

Do you not know, my son, with how little wisdom the world is governed?

When politicians try to govern by raising a wet finger to the wind or on the basis of public opinion polling, the public gets to think that all leaders are interchangeable.