Mitt Romney Quotes

Well that's a bit of a question like saying, what have you learned in life that would help you lead? My whole life has been learning to lead, from my parents, to my education, to the experience I had in the private sector, to helping run the Olympics, and then of course helping guide a state. Those experiences in totality have given me an understanding of how America works and how the economy works.

Mitt Romney is a businessman, a turnaround artist, a CEO. That is who he is. The former governor has experience in the public and private sector.

Over the years, I've had a lot of different jobs - newspaper boy, dish washer, naval flight officer, Amtrak board member, Governor and chairman of the National Governors Association - just to name a few. But my most cherished job - and frankly my most important job for that matter - is being a father.

Being a mentor is something that's new for me but a role that I take very seriously.

I'm not an education expert, and frankly I don't want to make education decisions for our state. But I am experienced at successfully managing organizations, and putting people on a path where they can succeed.

I started my career in the private sector and then became U.S. attorney. I think I was a stronger U.S. attorney, and I frankly think I am a stronger Chair of the SEC, because of that experience.

There is no school that teaches you how to run a state. You make mistakes, but you learn on the job.

The responsibility of a public official is to make the country work!

One of the advantages of getting elected governor when you're 58 instead of 38 is you have some mileage on you and part of that means some history and some relationships with people who have spent a fair amount of their career in the public and in the private sector.

Certainly every manager I've played under you take things from them. That's just part of gaining all that knowledge over the years. Some good, some not so good, but it's all part of the process.

I'm a former governor, and so I was the chief executive, and when the legislature wasn't in session, I was running the state.

I look forward to continuing to serve the people of New York and making our state a safer place to live, work and raise families for many years to come.

It's always fun to pass on what I've learned to the younger people.

Before I was in the Senate, I was a superintendent of the Denver Public Schools, and before that, I was in business.

Because of my success in the private sector, I had the chance to run America's largest city for 12 years, governing in the wake of its greatest tragedy.

You can learn a lot about good management by working under someone who is a bad manager.

I've done eight years as mayor of London. I enjoyed it hugely; it was a massive privilege.

Being a former first lady doesn't prepare you to be president.

My parents didn't do office hours, and they did not do vacations, so if you had a problem, you could always come around. I watched them and thought, 'OK, this is what you are supposed to do.' I was very engaged in my local primary school and when I went to secondary school and to university. And one thing led to another, and here I am.

I've worked alongside some very good directors and some not so good.

I passionately support Hillary Clinton for president because she has devoted her life to public service and has been willing to learn and change along the way by listening to the people she serves.

I've had a real business education.

I really don't think of power. I think more of service to the people of my state.

That's a large part of the job as governor: to create and maintain the optimal balance.

It is difficult for every manager, I think, in the first year.