Paul Begala Quotes

When you are President you have to get something done, and that often means compromise.

He can't spend all his time running his mouth; he's got to run the country.

Energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of a good government.

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

The art of politics is knowing what to do next.

I think I'd make a pretty good president, and they have a great pension plan.

There are a lot of personal things that take place when becoming governor and I am happy to work with him should he ask. I will give him the best advice I can give.

I learned running the government for the Presidency, which I always thought was difficult, is even more difficult than I thought.

Running for president is hard. But it's good preparation. Because being president is a lot harder.

Managing a country is like managing a company in many ways. It maybe involves more complicated issues, but it's the same skills.

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

[Describing her role:] It's like running a big corporation and a little country at the same time.

Campaigns are not, and should not be, democratic processes. Otherwise nothing would ever get done.

Governing has always been hard.

Government is about priorities.

Running the country is like running one big business.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

The prime minister's job is to captain his team, his party and his government.

You do the policy, I'll do the politics.

In terms of the principles of politics, I think I understand well. Thailand needs someone who has leadership, who has the management skills to help the country.

The wound-tight, travel-light Obama has a distaste for the adversarial and the random. But if you stick too rigidly to a 'No Drama' rule in the White House, you risk keeping reality at bay. Presidencies are always about crisis management.

I have 15 years of executive experience as a big-city mayor and as a governor.

The United States is like a big company, and we need a CEO to run it.

Any cook should be able to run the country.

We need a great president.