Linda Lingle Quotes

The essence of good government is trust.

I have picked the very, very best deputy that I could. David Parker is a fantastic guy. He's a person who I trust absolutely. He's got a wonderful sense for policy. He will be great on organisation, and I know that I could not have a better deputy.

There are actually very few US politicians who have integrity and vision.

George W. Bush is a leader, and that's what we need in the White House. George Bush is someone you can believe and trust.

It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose.

Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and politics to mere technique.

A leader must be a good listener. He must be willing to take counsel. He must show a genuine concern and love for those under his stewardship.

I am committed to working towards a more transparent, accountable, and ethical federal government worthy of the public's trust.

I came into office to do what was correct, not to see what was politically expedient to get re-elected.

In the end, leadership comes down to consistency and strong, confident action upon which the team can rely - and this doesn't mean imposing a bunch of rules.

The American people want to have trust in their leaders.

In life, everybody faces choices between doing what's popular, easy, and wrong vs. doing what's lonely, difficult, and right. These decisions intensify when you run a company, because the consequences get magnified 1,000 fold. As in life, the excuses for CEOs making the wrong choice are always plentiful.

I was thinking of resigning since I did not want to be perceived as a man who did the president's bidding to save my job. I have had some time to think about it since. I think I did the right thing.

In the first rule of politics, you know, Harry Truman, the buck stops here. Take responsibility. What I've learned over the years is that people will give people in politics a lot of rope if they just take responsibility.

There are, believe it or not, good politicians.

As far as the constitution allows me, I will try to ensure that there is responsible and accountable governance at all levels of government in the country. For I will not have kept my own trust with the Nigerian people if I allow others abuse theirs under my watch.

At the end the day because I believe so strongly in leadership, what I look for first, what I try to assess, is integrity.

Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.

Often leaders have the best intentions, but people cannot read their minds. That's why it's important to declare yourself: Tell people why you choose to lead and the code you live by.

What is important is that you're honest with the American people.

The American people voted to restore integrity and honesty in Washington, D.C., and the Democrats intend to lead the most honest, most open and most ethical Congress in history.

I want to make sure we are presenting to the South Australian people a Government that is open and accountable. I want to make sure that we maintain public confidence in government at all levels.

All government is a trust. Every branch of government is a trust, and immemorially acknowledged to be so.

We were elected to lead and sometimes we just have to do the right thing.

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.