Artur Davis Quotes

It's easier to run for office than to run the office.

Romney is a good, intelligent, extraordinarily generous man who put on a great fight. But he didn't understand the country or the people he sought to lead, and that is why he lost.

There are people who kind of gravitate towards running politics based on new ideas and issues, and that was what the secret was for Clinton.

America wants solutions. America wants a leader. No more tabloid politics.

You would make the best governor but not the best candidate.

Vision is not political rhetoric

For all its faults, it is partisanship - based on core principles- that clarifies our debates, that prevents one party from straying too far from the mainstream and that constantly refreshes our politics with new ideas and new leaders.

Well, I don't know too many governors who are flaming ideologues.

Obama's not Jesus. He can't walk on water.

While loyalists and defectors overall said John Smith did a better job of standing up for Labour's values, they put Blair ahead on representing the whole country, appealing beyond traditional Labour voters and offering strong, competent leadership; switchers to the Tories gave him a clear lead in all categories.

The labour Party has lost the last four elections. If they lose another, they get to keep the liberal party.

I believe I can lead this party from the front as a campaigning organization.

This gets back to the fundamental lesson of political survival that Bill Clinton taught me, which is if you make it about the American people's lives instead of your life, you're going to be okay.

Everyone wants to demagogue everyone else. That may be good politics, but it's awful policy.

Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi are our star campaigners. Our party will fight under their leadership.

I think issues and substance, policy and vision and record should be the meat of politics.

I loved politics and, I confess, I enjoyed politicians immensely.

Mr. Obama would be a disheartening president even during a super boom, with his grim demeanor and empty rhetoric, as well as his obvious hatred of business bravado.

Mitt Romney is a nice guy. But, we know where nice guys finish in politics.

Mandates are rarely won on election night. They are earned after Inauguration Day by leaders who spend their political capital wisely, taking advantage of events without overreaching.

Politicians are good listeners. Because if they're not, they aren't politicians for very long.

I am getting frustrated by the fact that we have been out of office for eight years. I desperately want to lead the Conservative Party to make quicker progress back into power.

I would never say John Kerry would be a great president. I will say that George Bush has divided us; he has filled this country with hatred.

So I think democracy, in the long-term, in our countries will survive if it comes to be associated with leadership, will not survive if democracy plus media brings to us more and more followship rather than leadership.

I’m the first to say that I’ve no idea what I’m doing. There is no manual here for how to be mayor.