Scott McCallum Quotes

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

The person who manages the state is me.

In government it is order that matters.

Each of us was created to rule, govern, control, master, manage, and lead our environments. You are in essence a leader, no matter who you are.

For, what is a family without a steward, a ship without a pilot, a flock without a shepherd, a body without a head, the same, I think, is a kingdom without the health and safety of a good monarch.

Gotta watch out for directors.

Politics is the art of controlling your environment.

The essence of government is control, or the attempt to control.

Obama and his associates are fantastic campaigners but have little ability or skill to govern.

The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.

I like to be a strategic policy guy.

Given the daunting challenges that we face, it's important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one.

In my opinion, the most important thing in governance is management control.

Headmasters have powers at their disposal which Prime Ministers have never yet been invested.

I was not a presider; I was a leader.

[Describing her role:] It's like running a big corporation and a little country at the same time.

The duties of the ruler are like those of the helmsman of a great ship. From his lofty position, he makes slight movements with his hands, and the ship, of itself, follows his desires and moves. This is the way whereby the one may control the ten thousand and by quiescence may regulate activity.

As chief of staff, I was responsible for running a multibillion-dollar organization with over 34,000 employees, and working on everything from health care to transportation.

I think an owner needs to be present. When an owner is not present that's when things tend to go awry.

I know how to lead.

Consensus is a poor substitute for leadership.

Otherwise we don't run the government the government runs us

Writing laws is easy, but governing is difficult.

Power should be reserved for weightlifting and boats, and leadership really involves responsibility.