Susan Rice Quotes

Campaigning is different from governing.

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

He can't spend all his time running his mouth; he's got to run the country.

To govern is to chose.

[Campaign] Promises forecast governance.

Governing is about selecting.

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

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

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.

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.

I will make a general statement that we have not had anything like the policy of holding people in high office responsible for their acts that I think we should.

The purpose of a politician is to be a leader. A politician has to lead. Otherwise he's just a follower.

I want to tell you ladies and gentlemen, the actions that we took were not always easy. The actions that we took were not always popular. But when you get yourself in public office, you must lead, you must do what's necessary.

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

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

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

Public officers are the trustees of the people.

The job of the politician isn’t to tell you what you want to hear, but to tell you what needs to be done.

My responsibilities as the governor are more than my neighbor’s and my family.

We love the blather and boast, the charge and countercharge of campaigning. Governing is a tougher deal.

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

You might be considering elected office because you are angry with those in power. Indignation can be a motivator to run but not to govern. If you win you'll need more than anger to govern.

In my position as prime minister, I bear the highest responsibility for decisions.

Governing has always been hard.

We consistently allow politicians to get away with playing identity politics rather than demanding evidence of what they're going to do and how they're going to do it.