Jane Alexander Quotes

We make all the decisions on our records... We have complete veto power.

Whenever I do a deal I always have the right of approval.

Anyone who knows me knows my mom, Dorcina, has to sign off on any decision and that she will play a major part in any decision.

For years, American officials visiting China marvelled at how Chinese leaders could push through infrastructure projects and sweeping legislative changes without the complications of opposition and the niceties of voting.

It ain't nothin' till I call it.

You don't even need the director's judgement. It's too much.

In our system of government, an opposition party doesn't have the ability to pass legislation, but it has the ability to massively screw things up.

Today, the most important political instrument in the hands of the opposition is the presidential veto.

I'm the policy-maker; I'm the lawmaker.

Luckily, I'm a governor - so I get to tell you what I've already done not just what I'm going to do.

Whatever anyone says, I think the opposite will happen.

I worked with a group of people who argued day and night - professors, officials, the Minister of Finance - but there were decisions that I had to make.

Ladies and gentlemen, even my own staff challenges me. When I issue edicts, commands, orders, ideas, you would think that there would be overwhelming blanket acquiescence, approval, and support.

In Korea, the director has the final word. If the director makes a decision, that decision is final. In Hollywood, every decision needs to go through the producer, the studio, and sometimes even the main actor. There is a certain procedure that needs to be followed.

So people ask, 'But how can you work for a friend?' I say it's because I know that the magazine is called 'O.' The bottom line is somebody has to have the final word. Oprah's not right all the time, but her record is pretty damn good. That's not to say you can't disagree.

You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite of something you've done.

It's good to have a leader, otherwise we argue too much.

They decided that unpaid leave could only be granted through the decision of a council that consisted almost entirely of scientists who couldn't understand my reasons for wanting to go so. They said no, no unpaid. So I immediately resigned.

No, Mr. Secretary. You are.

Well Mr. President, it isn’t quite as simple as that.

Ministers cannot disapprove of though they may be sorry for it …

Your report! 'Tis my report. It is no report at all until I have accepted it.

How long halt ye between two opinions?

Restrictions have been placed on my authority which have hampered me in my work of promoting the country's best interests…. I have always preferred conservative to radical courses.

You want consensus, but there are times when people are just not going to agree. So you just have to decide.