Tan Cheng Bock Quotes

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

The challenge in working in politics, particularly if you're working for a political party, is that everyone's a messenger.

Most of my town hall meetings had always been love fests, and some of my guys used to complain: 'I'd like for somebody to yell at you a bit.'

If you think too much about being re-elected, it is very difficult to be worth re-electing.

My job is to make the case that I'll do the best job possible representing the people of Georgia's Sixth District, and what they want is representation that's focused on them and not this national partisan political circus.

Being an MP for a place you love is an extraordinary gift.

My father, while touring Ramanathapuram, came to know about my affiliation with the BJP when newspapers carried articles about the new faces of the party.

It's not a big deal for me to be leader of the Green Party. It is a big deal for me to represent the voters of Saanich-Gulf Islands.

That's what you've got to be to be an MP: a problem solver. How can I help you? How can I engage? What do you need?

I was a chairwoman of my state Democratic party.

Electorates need a simple MLA, even if the person is a big leader.

I left the Labour Party because I consider it a racist endeavour. I could no longer, in good faith, knock on doors and say vote for me, and by extension get Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister.

Any of us who wants to go to Parliament must have that responsibility to represent the people who voted us in.

The job of an elected official is to communicate, to talk with constituents, to talk with the people of America, and I think Alexandria is excellent at doing that.

I'm not usually one to heap praise on Jeremy Corbyn but I love that he doesn't drag his wife on stage for awkward snogs after his annual speech at the party conference.

If I am elected to Congress, I will put the interests of our community first, and I will actively seek input and respond to it.

I was drawn to the ethos of WP, which believes in building a strong and reasonable opposition that contributes to our political landscape in Singapore in a constructive manner. It's a party that does not oppose for the sake of opposing.

Politics for me is when I feel a personal engagement between people: I don't trust politicians.

Elected office was never intended to become its own industry; it was to be filled with common men who, by way of still having jobs and families back home, maintained the connection to the problems of average, everyday people and thus could better serve.

People often complain that celebrities after joining politics are not seen once the polls are over. But I am not like them. I would work for development.

During their tenure, the elected representatives of the people walk with the gods. And it is only when an election is announced that they realise it is the people in their constituencies, with whom they have not really bothered to keep in touch, who will decide their fate.

Governments do not care about your Facebook-assembled opinion. Incompetent politicians don't read your tweets; there are reasons for them being out of touch. Change does not come about for 'likes' on a page, though the ideas for it may start there.

I want to do something to change the mistrust towards politicians.

Having the ability to inspire a crowd and connect with voters doesn't mean a person has the skills to appease those same voters once in office.

In the district I represent, I have to talk to everybody.