David Ige Quotes

Part of the role that I am fulfilling as Governor General is to highlight what communities can do together.

I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best I can with this administration until the time shall come for me to turn it over to somebody else.

The success of an elected official is doing what everyone knows needs to be done.

Georgians have made their decision, and now it's my job to keep our state moving forward.

Good ideas are the backbone of good government.

I draw pleasure in governance, in doing new things and bringing people together. That pleasure is all I need from life.

More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We must provide the people with a vision of the future.

Yes, I'm your governor now. I'll take care of you.

Democracy is not about making speeches. It is about making committees work.

As a president I will be like the candidate that I am, a respectful candidate, a rallying candidate, a normal candidate for a normal presidency, at the service of the Republic.

Politics is about accountability, it is about leadership, it is about courage.

Public officers are the trustees of the people.

She can talk beautifully about democracy. But she does not know how to live democracy

There are two rules for mayors: Be there and do something.

An open society invests in people and new ideas, rewards talent and hard work, values dialogue and learns from dissent, operates to high standards with transparent information, looks for common ground, sees problems as opportunities for creative change, and encourages those who are fortunate to help others get the same chance, because service is the highest ideal.

In all of our efforts, we continue to emphasize the importance of inclusivity and transparency on the part of the Afghan government and leadership, especially in linking nascent local governing institutions to the decision-making and financial resources in Kabul.

In the political system, we are a team; politics and bureaucracy, we are a team. The politicians, bureaucrats and the people, we are a team.

For me, governing starts with people. It doesn't start with bureaucracy. It doesn't start with policy. It starts with people and what people need to thrive.

I won't be a perfect mayor, but I will be the mayor of a great city.

We need new leaders, period.

Reading a teleprompter is not what makes you presidential. It's your actions that you take, and it's democracy.

Our communities are strong because local leaders and active citizens listen and learn from the people they serve.

I think governance is about giving people an opportunity to engage with you on subjects that you are responsible for, believing in people's capacity to deliver, and allowing them that platform plus project their work.

After Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, I was heartened to see him issue an Open Government Initiative on his first full day in office.

But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress.