Norman Lamont Quotes

I think I can regard myself as a political decision-maker.

Leadership is important in politics.

Politics is about putting yourself in a state of grace.

Forget the consultants, the pundits and the pollsters; good policy is good politics.

When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.

Politics doesn't matter, policy does.

In a scheme of policy which is devised for a nation, we should not limit our views to the operation during a single year, or even a short term of years. We should look at its operation for a considerable time.

Policy and politics are always mixed up.

The White House is another world. Expediency is everything.

Anyone who gets to the top in politics is a control freak.

Governing is about selecting.

A surprising number of government committees will make important decisions on fundamental matters with less attention than each individual would give to buying a suit.

One of the hardest things in politics is getting a democracy to deal with something now where the payoff is long term or the price of inaction is decades away.

There's a very big difference between campaigning and governing.

I know politics; I know the media.

In the long term, Germany didn't need a finance minister who was absent during important negotiations in the European Council. But the chancellor strongly encouraged me to stay. And everything did work out for the best in the end.

Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.

I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then it's a pretty worthless endeavor.

I enjoyed my stay in the Congress. Most people do not. And too many people who have been elected really don't understand the nature of government.

You have to spend your political capital on great causes for your country.

I think there's a lot to learn from Rockefeller on how to pass legislation.

The art of politics is knowing what to do next.

I am not entering politics to be another Knesset member. If I enter the political arena I want to be prime minister. Period.

As the governor of this state, I obviously see the issue quite differently.

I didn't run for student council president. I don't see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. I'm not particularly fond of politics.