Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada Quotes

Certainly I shall not be one of those who, having gained power, do not wish to use it.

Even when you’re in charge, you’re not sure who’s in charge.

Leadership is important in politics.

Every decision that affects our lives will be made by the person who has the power to make that decision, not the 'right' person or the 'smartest' person or the 'best' person. Make peace with this fact.

The ruling power is always faced with the question, ‘In such and such circumstances, what would you do?’, whereas the opposition is not obliged to take responsibility or make any real decisions.

To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern.

Power has to be insecure to be responsive.

In politics, as in business, leadership is crucial.

Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.

I wanted the influence. In the end I wasn't very good at being a president. I looked out of the window and thought that the man cutting the lawn actually seemed to have more control over what he was doing.

Each age must … contend anew with the question of power and accountability.

The person who manages the state is me.

Whether it's a blessing or a curse, it's a fact that we have power. Everyone—friend and enemy—looks to see how we use it, how we treat it, how we keep it.

If you can't control these rumheads when you're their candidate, how the hell do you expect to control them if you become President?

We are defined by how we use our power.

To be frank, politics is about wanting power, getting it, exercising it, and keeping it.

Politics is power, and communications is power,

Let me make one thing clear. I have never considered mere survival in power as any achievement, just as I have never seen coming to power as an achievement in itself.

Advisers advise, and ministers decide.

Power is not a means; it is an end.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

It is a great matter to be in authority over others; for authority, if it be rightly used, will make you feared beyond your actual resources.

Power should be reserved for weightlifting and boats, and leadership really involves responsibility.

All leaders share something in common. They feel they are the only ones who can do the job.

Gotta watch out for directors.