Anson Chan Quotes

I want people who will stand up to me. People who are not afraid to say exactly what's on their minds, even though that's probably not what I want to hear. That's what I want.

Men in great places are thrice servants: servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business.

Government posts are for sale, preventing some poor people with abilities from serving in those positions.

People always say it is carefree leaving officialdom, but actually they do want to keep the position.

I know that in my public life I fell below the standards that I had set myself... I have seen what is wrong but not done enough to put it right. I have been more critical than correct.

The government may be made up of clever, sensible people. But if they do not believe in basic human values, the more clever or shrewd they are the greater the tragedy they will create.

There will always be authorities who try to make their own lives more comfortable by suppressing critical comment.

I always tell Brock Lesnar the truth. I don't appease Brock Lesnar. I don't placate Brock Lesnar. When Brock Lesnar asks me for an opinion, I give to him an honest opinion that I'm willing to back up with facts, with theory.

Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes

Speaking truth to power is never going to be easy.

As the record of great figures in history shows, the correlation between a politician's sexual fidelity and his or her contribution to mankind is zero.

I now read the newspaper each day and say “Isn’t that interesting” and then go on to other things because I no longer have the responsibility.

He who is unfit to serve his fellow citizens wants to rule them.

The business of serving the American people is a tough, and sometimes thankless task.

You’ve got to seize an opportunity to make a difference.

Not everyone can be famous, but everyone can be great. Because greatness is a matter of service.

I’m still trying to figure out what a Lieutenant Governor is supposed to do.

Service to others is the rent you pay for space on earth.

As a President, you need to have someone around you who can tell you that you are wrong.

Your reputation is the most important thing you've got in Washington.

Treat every day as the last day of your appointment, regardless of how long you are going to serve.

After you lose the Presidency, you don’t have much else to lose. My failures have helped make me a better Senator and Secretary of State…. I’m a more effective public person after some of the failures I’ve had through[out] my career.

The thing that gives me the most pleasure in the world is knowing that I’m making a difference

There are a lot of ways to serve and only one is being president.

Nice guys do not change the world, Hard headed guys do.