Paul Ryan Quotes

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

It's so much easier to throw rocks than it is to govern.

The Democrats' ads convince me that Governor Romney can't sing, but his record convinces me he knows how to lead, and I think you know which skill we need more.

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

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

I said I didn't want to run for president. I didn't ask you to believe me.

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

At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose.

In the first rule of politics, you know, Harry Truman, the buck stops here. Take responsibility. What I've learned over the years is that people will give people in politics a lot of rope if they just take responsibility.

Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

I wanted the influence. In the end I wasn't very good at being a president. I looked out of the window and thought that the man cutting the lawn actually seemed to have more control over what he was doing.

The Prime Minister is head of team but its not a one woman act. I've been called all those things. Intellectual, sharp-tongued, all true. But what New Zealander is like is to know that someone is in charge and in the end the buck stops with the Prime Minister.

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.

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

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

To govern is to chose.

There are a lot of smart people in politics and government, but character matters ... it is terribly important that the two be melded.

[Campaign] Promises forecast governance.

If you want to lead, you have to heed.

Congress does investigations better than they do any thing else. Let them do that…. The people of Louisiana don’t want anyone’s head. They want everyone’s help.

Governor Rauner talks about what he might get done or what he tried to get done. It's past time for all his talk. It's time for action. It's what I've been doing my whole life.

Honestly, if you are going to run for public office, I think it's incumbent... to speak up.

There is a paradox in politics that what it takes to get elected is not necessarily what it takes to govern, and my feeling is that trying to control things too much feels icky to me.

Any Idiot can point out a problem .... A leader is willing to do something about it! Leaders solve problems!