Chris Christie Quotes

Elections are not about solving anything. Elections are about winning.

Parties that win elections should form the government, not parties that lose elections.

In order to govern, you have to win.

I want to win and I want to be in office.

If you lose, you can't lead. If you don't lead, you're irrelevant. Winning is what it's all about in politics.

The military in all these struggling democracies is an important player. They can take over the leadership or determine the leadership.

Towering over Presidents and State Governors, over Congress and State Legislatures, over conventions and the vast machinery of party, public opinion stands out in the United States, as the great source of Power.

Campaigns are not, and should not be, democratic processes. Otherwise nothing would ever get done.

What is government but an arrangement by which the many accept the authority of the few?

Resolv'd to ruin or to rule the state..

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

Democracy abhors a vacuum.

There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters

A big win for [Hillary] Clinton would allow her to claim that the country rejected Trumpism, while a narrow win leaves her limping into office with the highest unfavorable ratings for any new president.

Power is not a means; it is an end.

The Party of the Regions has won a convincing victory. We are ready to undertake responsibility for forming the Cabinet and we are calling on everyone to join us.

To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern.

It is not good to have a rule of many.

It's easier to run for office than to run the office.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

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

I'm interested in power.

You must see the persons who are in charge - persons you can punish or vote for.

It is conceivable that a party might gain the majority in parliament and claims the government for itself.

Without any doubt, I am striving for power.