Rod Blagojevich Quotes

All politicians will have to change to be worthy of our people.

I said I would be part of the solution in Jefferson City, not part of the problem. And I said I'd take on the culture of corruption.

The challenges facing Britain required not just a cool head, but a heart burning with the desire for change - not business as usual but a bold vision.

Personally I don't think solving corruption is such a big problem.

I didn't run for mayor to be the caretaker of the status quo.

I think the record shows that as Speaker, I have taken the lead in cleaning up politics.

The spirit of the age is the very thing a great man changes.

Armed with purity of intentions and firmness of purpose, I may reasonably entertain the hope of being able to clear the administrative agency of all corruption and incompetency, and impart to it the maximum of honesty and efficiency. I now warn my officials of all ranks that I have fully made up my mind to put down corruption and intrigue wherever they may be found.

Corruption is one of the high priorities of my agenda.

We have realized that corruption is rife, and we are going to address it. We are going to root out corruption, and that is a promise I can make.

We need new leaders, period.

The AAP from the beginning made it clear that they were about changing policy and not being a symbol of purity in a corrupt world.

No great leader in history fought to prevent change.

Leaders are fascinated by future. You are a leader if and only if, you are restless for change, impatient for progress and deeply dissatisfied with status quo. Because in your head, you can see a better future. The friction between 'what is' and 'what could be' burns you, stirs you up, propels you. This is leadership.

To succeed, we have to be the party of change, we have to root out corruption in our own ranks and we have to be the party of solutions.

All reformations seem formidable before they are attempted.

Great leaders never accept the world as it was and always work for the world as it should be

America, this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page on the policies of the past. Our time to bring new energy and new ideas to the challenges we face. Our time to offer a new direction for the country we love.

Based on my experience, I can say that India country can be freed of corruption.

I will be happy with certainly when the corruption index improve.

Texans deserve better than failed leaders who dole out favors to friends and cronies behind closed doors. It's time for a governor who believes that you don't have to buy a place in Texas' future. It's time for a governor who believes that the future of Texas belongs to all of us.

I'm running because we need change.

I'm a longtime believer in the old adage that sunlight is the best disinfectant, particularly in politics.

Fighting corruption is not a one-night affair.

I want to rid the country of corruption and return our economic environment.