Barack Obama Quotes

I always say that campaigning and governing are two different things.

There's a very big difference between campaigning and governing.

I don't think we do a great job in America any more of distinguishing between campaigns and governance. We live in an environment that's all campaign all of the time and it's helpful, now that we've moved beyond a campaign and an election to get into a governance posture.

Governing is different than campaigning, and that comes with a whole different level of responsibility.

Governing is about selecting.

Running a government as chief minister and managing affairs of the nation are different things.

Campaigning and governing are two very different activities, and there is no reason to assume that how Trump conducted the former will dictate how he approaches the latter.

Writing laws is easy, but governing is difficult.

Though my plans at the moment are vague, I can assure you that I'll never run for the Senate in New York.

Governing is one thing, campaigning is another - and the latter becomes far more pronounced in an election-year State of the Union.

There are a lot of personal things that take place when becoming governor and I am happy to work with him should he ask. I will give him the best advice I can give.

Governing is hard. If you’re in the majority, you’ve got to do the hard work of governing

[Campaign] Promises forecast governance.

I did not love politics. As a matter of fact, I hated politics. I loved governing which is … a different thing.

I am sure of my ability to form a good government.

President Obama makes fantastic stump speeches, but putting together an actual agenda is more complicated.

Democrats are very good at governing. When it comes to messaging, I'm not too sure about.

A politician is a man who understands government, and it takes a politician to run a government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead 10 or 15 years.

I'm not really much into politics, because it's rarely discussed in my line of work, but I know that Barack Obama is trying his best, and that at some point down the road, he's going to get it right.

The campaign is over. It's time for the work of governing to begin.

Good ideas are the backbone of good government.

I really don't have tremendous political ambition. I have policy ambition.

As governor, I learned the importance of having an agenda.

I would be lying if I told you that I hadn't had aspirations to run for a statewide office.

You do the policy, I'll do the politics.