Andrew Lansley Quotes

The people who have never been in government, don’t know how hard the jobs are.

I want to assure you that working in transition period is an ungrateful job for any honest government.

Government is not show business.

We in the Labour party know better than most that opposition is the easy part. What's more difficult is governing and setting out an agenda for government.

Being a cabinet minister is not like running a company. A country is not a company.

I admire politicians. It is a really tough assignment, and I would fall at the first fence.

Winning the election is a good-news, bad-news kind of thing. Okay, now you're the mayor. The bad news is, now you're the mayor.

People just want to hear some common sense... and I bring to bear the experience in local government and state government and national government - I was the first woman in history on the Senate Finance Committee - not to mention the diplomatic international experience.

In government, you're not a writer, you're an administrator.

I've had quite a long time in government, and I've learned a few things.

During the years of my presidency, I lived a tough and difficult life.

One must realise that it is not a child's play to run a government.

I'm intrigued by being in public office.

I don't have any insight or understanding on anything about the government. All I think is that it's stupid - which is the one perspective that's almost completely lacking in Washington.

In politics, the leaders are supposed to work and work.

I think anyone who serves in public office should have a little bit of contempt for government in their heart.

I don't want to be the mayor of New Jersey.

One day, when I have advertising out of my system, I want to be Prime Minister of Australia.

If you're in Congress, you vote and give speeches. But governors have to make decisions every day, and presidents have to make decisions every day.

The skill of telemarketing does not necessarily translate into governing.

I think of Mr Modi as a very hard-working person.

Government is not a game show, though at times it is amusing and entertaining to watch.

I will be president for all South Koreans.

The CDU is willing to continue to take responsibility for our country. We want to do justice to the government mandate.

BJP is not going to the people only to form a government. We have come to the people to give stability and a development oriented government.