Quotes about Political Initiative

Francois Hollande

France isn't just any country in Europe, and its president is not an ordinary leader in the world. Sometimes directing or leading the way is not enough, he has to initiate policies, as Nicolas Sarkozy was able to demonstrate during his term.

Ari Fleischer

If Mr. Obama wants to get things done, he must recognize that in Washington only the president has the power to make the first big move.

Al Gore

During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet.

This statement is often misquoted as Gore saying he invented the Internet. See related quote for context. Although it is difficult to argue the internet would not have existing without Gore, several Silicon Valley luminaries, including John Doerr, Bill Joy, Robert Kahn, Vont Cerf, and Scott Rosenberg, have praised Gore for his early understanding and promotion of the Internet.

Niall Ferguson

It takes a certain political initiative to make people kill one another.

Eleftherios Venizelos

The European policy is invariably the maintenance of the status quo, and you will do nothing for the subject races unless we, by taking initiative, make you realize that helping us against the Turks is the lesser of the evils.

Peter Maguire

Without political will, nothing moves forward.

Newt Gingrich

My challenge to all Republicans is to invent the systems and approaches to help people help themselves.

Giora Eiland

Every specific military operation does have a political dimension and every political initiative does have some security dimension.

Political Initiative Quotes