Alexander Volkanovski Quotes

In order to cultivate a set of leaders with legitimacy in the eyes of the citizenry, it is necessary that the path to leadership be visibly open to talented and qualified individuals of every race and ethnicity.

I don't like people lying to me. I don't like people who don't return my calls. I don't like people who won't give me a straight answer. I don't like those kinds of people, and I've been vocal about it.

I returned to India because I believe in an India of honesty and hard work, not of corruption and crookedness. I believe in an India of openness and straightforwardness, not of hypocrisy and double-dealing. I believe in an India where opportunities are available to all, and not just to a chosen few.

City employees will be hired and promoted because of their abilities - without outside interference.

The game has a cleanness. If you do a good job, the numbers say so. You don't have to ask anyone or play politics. You don't have to wait for the reviews.

Meritocracy is a good thing. Whenever possibly, people should be judged based on their work and results, not superficial qualities.

Because I'm not trying to throw people any curves.

Let me get you to understand I don't bully anybody. I stand up for what I believe in and I'm very honest and I always tell the truth. I'm not a liar, I'm not manipulative and I don't stab you in your back because I will stab you in your chest.

I have got nothing against family companies, but there must be real equity, that is all I say. It cannot be based on influence or political friendships. It has to be based on real equity backing their dreams.

In nominating young women and men to our service academies, it must only be about who you are, not who you know.

In politics, strangely enough, the best way to play your cards is to lay them face upwards on the table.

When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is swelling or growing.

No deals for jobs, no deals for contributions. What you see is what you get.

No one man has any more intrinsic right to official station than another .... The duties of all public officers are ... so plain and simple that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance.

I believe in a Republic of Merit in which water is allowed to find its own level, where voters, like drivers, are tested before being turned loose.

I don't believe in wasting anybody's time. I like to be honest. I like to be clear.

I want to treat people the way I like to be treated and be very straight with them.

If you're willing to work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to move up.

I just want to be treated fairly for my performance.

I don't like talking about not getting what you deserve, because that has no part to play in football. You get what you get.

We just want to make sure the best candidates get the attention they deserve.

I know who can play and who can't play and I'm very straight-forward... If you can play, you can play; if you can't, you can't.

I speak plainly, I don't beat around the bush, and I'm just genuine.

It's really hard for me to beat around the bush or lie, so sometimes the truth hurts.

I call a spade a spade. If you're doing things the wrong way, I'm going to let you know regardless if you're the max-contract guy on the team or the two-way guy on the team.