Adam Rayner Quotes

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.

In no relationship at the top of any walk of life is it always easy, least of all in politics which matters so much and which is conducted in such a piercing spotlight.

If the leadership can't win a debate, then we should show true leadership and implement the democratic will of our party.

Every man, every woman who has to take up the service of government, must ask themselves two questions: 'Do I love my people in order to serve them better? Am I humble and do I listen to everybody, to diverse opinions in order to choose the best path?' If you don't ask those questions, your governance will not be good.

When you're taking the country through difficult times and difficult decisions you've got to take the country with you. That means permanently trying to make the argument that what you're doing is fair and seen to be fair.

It does not matter what party you are a member of in this great Nation of ours. Accountability and competence are characteristics that Americans value throughout our great land.

Politicians have to be committed to people in equal measures.

I will treat everyone equally and be a servant of the Egyptian people.

What the American people want to see in their president is somebody who not necessarily can win every fight, but they want to see him stand up and fight for what he believes, take his case to the American people.

Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisfaction. In democratic societies, people often complain about their leaders and their institutions. The gap between the ideal democracy and the existing one cannot be bridged.

Democracy is not about making speeches. It is about making committees work.

The essence of good government is trust.

As a president I will be like the candidate that I am, a respectful candidate, a rallying candidate, a normal candidate for a normal presidency, at the service of the Republic.

Politics is about accountability, it is about leadership, it is about courage.

Dialoging is the first principle of good government.

Our expectations of our leaders are too high—in what they can do to effect our day-to-day lives.

I want to live … where the people who make the rules have to live by them.

What does it mean to be a great politician? To shake the hand of murders? To make concessions? To create illusions?

Truth is the glue that holds government together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.

In all of our efforts, we continue to emphasize the importance of inclusivity and transparency on the part of the Afghan government and leadership, especially in linking nascent local governing institutions to the decision-making and financial resources in Kabul.

I believe that democracy is about values before it is about voting. These values must be nurtured within society and integrated into the electoral process itself.

As president, I want to be a citizen who can communicate with all Argentines.

I'm here to govern for everybody and I hope that people judge me on my merits and what I can do.

Our constituents deserve better than narrow-minded political games.

We need new leaders, period.