Vladimir Lenin Quotes

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

What motivated me to dedicate myself to public service for nearly two-thirds of my life was the chance to produce results for those people who entrusted me to be their voice and their champion.

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.

It's not really the job of a public servant to inspire, but to get the job that the people demand done. The Democrats think that if they have hope and are inspired, things will get better, but they actually won't.

I hope there have been times when I made you all proud, or made you all smile or at least piqued your interest in this wonderful institution we call government.

Self government is the hardest thing that people can do other than fighting a civil war.

We enter parliament in order to supply ourselves, in the arsenal of democracy, with its own weapons…. If democracy is so stupid as to give us free tickets and salaries for this … work, that is its affair.

Governor of Louisiana By the Grace of the People

My program is simple. I want to govern.

Somebody is going to be making the laws for this entire country. It could be you. Will it be you?

I don't want to tell Gov. Brewer what to do; she can do what's best for her state.

In short, that politicians do or don't have families should no longer have any bearing on their abilities to hold office or to care more or less about the future of the country.

I ran for public office to do something good.

The first lesson of politics or, at least, democracy is that it is a government by the people and for the people, isn't it? What makes the person a big leader or a big name is only what the person has done for the people.

I'll be the mayor of all the people.

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

A politician ought to be born a foundling and remain a bachelor.

I think we need politicians; we need people who want to serve.

Good ideas are the backbone of good government.

I don't want to come to Washington to be just another vote. I want to lead on issues that are important.

I'm just the democratic voice of Bolivia.

My primary motivation for running for the 9th Congressional District is that I strongly believe that one of the hallmarks of the American democracy is a representative form of democracy.

To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing different programmes can make a bid for power.

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

In terms of the principles of politics, I think I understand well. Thailand needs someone who has leadership, who has the management skills to help the country.