Keir Starmer Quotes

Advisers advise, and ministers decide.

Gotta watch out for directors.

I'm not the manager because I'm always right, but I'm always right because I'm the manager.

It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's lives.

The owner always has the final say. You have to decide who is going to be the best fit for the organization.

At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose.

One of the sad truths about leadership is that, the higher up the ladder you travel, the less you know.

I wanted the influence. In the end I wasn't very good at being a president. I looked out of the window and thought that the man cutting the lawn actually seemed to have more control over what he was doing.

No matter how many or how few people you have reporting to you, you must remember that as you climb higher in the ranks, your words will be taken as commands even if you're just thinking out loud.

Being president is like running a cemetery: you've got a lot of people under you and nobody's listening.

If you [as a Presidential candidate] identify a problem, you are going to be expected to have a solution.

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

Even when you’re in charge, you’re not sure who’s in charge.

Whether it's a blessing or a curse, it's a fact that we have power. Everyone—friend and enemy—looks to see how we use it, how we treat it, how we keep it.

To govern is to chose.

We are defined by how we use our power.

Leadership means that the person in charge gets second guessed by every little twit with a mouth.

Think well before selecting your leader, and when you have selected him, follow him. But in case you find his policy detrimental to your interests, kick him out.

Leadership is important in politics.

Taking power is fine. But what do you do when you are in power?

It's not everybody that can handle firing Denzel Washington or coming to blows and saying, 'This is what's happening because I said so.' Usually, it's the reverse.

You may give give a man office, but you cannot give him discretion

Every decision that affects our lives will be made by the person who has the power to make that decision, not the 'right' person or the 'smartest' person or the 'best' person. Make peace with this fact.

Political action means taking on responsibility. This cannot happen without power. Power is to serve responsibility.

Any government will work if authority and responsibility are equal and coordinate. This does not insure “good” government, it simply insures that it will work. But such governments are rare — most people want to run things, but want no part of the blame. This used to be called the “backseat driver” syndrome.