P. Chidambaram Quotes

In politics, the leaders are supposed to work and work.

Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.

If I weren't doing the politics, I wouldn't be doing my job.

I hold everybody responsible for Mr. Lincoln's reelection, and I will countenance nothing else!

I cannot run the political machine. I have enough on my hands without that. It is the people's business.

I have an obligation to the people of Illinois, to the Senate and to myself to leave the Senate while I am still eager to serve, not after I tire of serving.

We cannot long protect liberty if our leaders continue to act like mere bystanders in the work of government.

In a democracy, people tend to get the kind of government they deserve.

A basic tenet of a healthy democracy is open dialogue and transparency.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

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

When you're a leader, you cannot ignore parts of your constituency, even if you know they're not going to vote for you.

Being a prime minister is a very demanding job. And as long as I have the strength, I will continue to do this and be of benefit to my country.

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

Being prime minister is not a job to be performed with an eye for the exit.

There is an honourable tradition in British public life that those charged with authority at the top of an organisation should accept responsibility for what happens in that organisation. I am therefore writing to the prime minister today to tender my resignation as chairman of the BBC.

One of our most noble political tasks is to open up trust.

Elected leaders who forget how they got there won't the next time.

Any political agenda and organization which doesn't begin with personal responsibility is just half the argument. It's just not going to succeed.

I have no ambitions to be a cabinet minister, or prime minister. I wouldn't wish being prime minister on my worst enemy.

But we must create in each person a sense of responsibility in order that each one of us can have the right to enjoy all his rights.

A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.

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.

My focus is on my constituents.

It's been a great privilege to serve the people of Pennsylvania.