Richard V. Allen Quotes

A president is supposed to calm the American people with sober decision-making in the national interest.

Being a prime minister is a very demanding job. And as long as I have the strength, I will continue to do this and be of benefit to my country.

Presidents make their hard decisions and then abide forever with their mistakes and regrets.

I'm making this decision based on whether I believe in my heart that I'm ready to be president of the United States and that I want to be president of the United States right now.

I promise you the country would be in real trouble if I were really in the White House.

I want what's best for our country. I'm not sure I can figure that out.

It kills me not to be there, not to be in the White House doing what needs to be done.

Tamil Nadu needs a leader, a leadership. I am coming to fill that vacuum.

A weak point of mine was maybe little resolve in governing and making decisions.

Government should make tough decisions in the larger national interests, even if it upsets the people.

Running a government as chief minister and managing affairs of the nation are different things.

Being president isn't anything like reality TV. It's not about sending insulting tweets or making fiery speeches; it's about whether or not the candidate can handle the awesome responsibility of leading this country.

I've been involved in politics for quite some time. I've held positions, and my experiences are very deep, and I think I have the capacity, the courage, and the character to institute the kinds of reforms that are so desperately needed.

The way our government handled the Chibok girls case goes beyond an election matter. This is not a one-time issue we discuss over elections. We need to have a deeper conversation about what kind of a nation we want to be.

I'm going to put the interests of the nation first.

I look at what the polls say about attributes. I noticed in 2004 that George W. Bush led John Kerry by double digits for eight straight months on the question of who is more likely to take a position and stick with it.

All leaders must have some power. Without power, you can't be a leader.

If I made decisions around here based on the election, I wouldn't be a very good senator.

Government is about priorities.

Mario Ruiz Massieu's resignation places the ball very firmly in Zedillo's court. A key decision he will have to make is whether he is going to govern with, without, or against his own party.

Ultimately, when you have to deal with a whole country, priorities change.

If you're in Congress, you vote and give speeches. But governors have to make decisions every day, and presidents have to make decisions every day.

We consistently allow politicians to get away with playing identity politics rather than demanding evidence of what they're going to do and how they're going to do it.

Captains are always criticised.

I like to be in control.