Amit Shah Quotes

I had a very good relationship with President Bill Clinton when I was prime minister.

My working and personal relationship with President Obama is marked by growing trust. I appreciate this.

Trust is fundamental, reciprocal and, ideally, pervasive. If it is present, anything is possible. If it is absent, nothing is possible. The best leaders trust their followers with the truth, and you know what happens as a result? Their followers trust them back. With that bond, they can do big, hard things together, changing the world for the better.

I get on very well with Denis Naughten, absolutely.

I confirmed to the prime minister that we appreciate our friendship.

I'm a strong believer in bipartisanship.

I certainly know that this relationship could not have continued the way it did, when I was at the Pentagon and the president was obviously at the White House, without Betty.

It's a rare thing to find somebody you can work with, work off of, and have fun with.

There does not seem to be that collegiality I referred to, there seems to be much more of a them versus us attitude, rather than we all have a role to play in this process so let's get on with it.

The more you work with anyone, the more comfortable and safe you feel. The more you have an understanding.

In the German football team players from different clubs need to get on with each other both on and off the pitch. In the grand coalition Christian Democrats and Social Democrats sit in the same boat and need to pull in the same direction.

If ever there was a time for true bipartisanship, it is today.

I will always be upfront with the Greek people, so we can solve the country's problems together.

I love when you get to work with people you know because there's so much more trust, and you're much more willing to be vulnerable in a scene with someone you trust.

It's an important thing to have a relationship with the director, and have it be a positive one.

Prime Minister Netanyahu has, as Minister Livni knows, has been my friend for over 30 years. We drive each other crazy. But he has truly been a personal friend for well over 30 years. He acknowledged this.

I will always be a partner with the president of the United States.

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.

When times are tough, constant conflict may be good politics but in the real world, cooperation works better. After all, nobody's right all the time, and a broken clock is right twice a day.

I look forward to working with President Trump. I've worked with him many times in the past, but we disagree.

It's very interesting how Washington works. It's not about speeches. It's about relationships.

I think there were times when, if circumstances had developed, I might have been tempted into politics. I am a fan of Tony Blair. I think Gordon Brown is a fine man, but I think he's headed for one hell of a bloody struggle.

The best are the ones built without controversy, when the owner, the architect, and the builder work together.

I share a lovely relationship with Javed Saab. I understand his method of working.

When you have a fruitful relationship with someone, and you've both chosen to work together, then it can spawn really good things.