Vince Cable Quotes

Government is about priorities.

Government should steer, not row.

Good ideas are the backbone of good government.

Government is about hard choices.

Government is not for the short-winded.

Government cannot do everything, so we need to first decide what government ought to be doing, then figure out what it's capable of doing, and then follow the jobs we choose to completion.

I don't want to come to Washington to be just another vote. I want to lead on issues that are important.

The recipe for success is a tried and true one here in Rhode Island - innovation, reform, public service.

The role of government is to steer us in the right direction, not do all the work for us.

Governance is complex, difficult, and on the whole, thankless - why ever should the Bright Young Things leave the management of their hotels, newspapers, banks, TV channels and corporations to join, like fleas on a behemoth, the government? Wherein lies the difference between the two worlds?

You elected government officials to make decisions and it's about time they started making good ones.

The central issue of our time - of all times - is the size, power and scope of government.

My responsibility as president is to take care to solve the problems we are facing now and to provide a vision and direction for how our nation should advance in the future.

I have a job to do on policy. And I think that's what people want their governor to do. Not politics, policy.

Governments will always play a huge part in solving big problems. They set public policy and are uniquely able to provide the resources to make sure solutions reach everyone who needs them. They also fund basic research, which is a crucial component of the innovation that improves life for everyone.

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

Running a country is much more difficult than running a campaign.

Public policy must lead and not merely react.

Government is not the enemy. Government is simply a tool that can be used wisely or unwisely.

The job of government is to govern. They ought to get on with it.

Government can have both a heart and a head.

Residents expect their state leaders to deliver solutions for the people of their state.

Mayors are known to be problem-solvers.

I know a lot about what government does do, can do, should do.

I took on pension reform, health care reform, and leave reform - all of those tough issues that so many elected officials prefer to kick down the road to the next generation. But that's not who I am. I am not persuaded by what is politically popular but what is best for the citizens of Baltimore.