Responsive Leadership Quotes

We should be able to go to our government and get clear answers.

The politician is your best friend - he always wants to be there when he's asking for your vote. But then, often, he doesn't have time for you when he gets into office. To me, it's the opposite. They should listen to you more when they're actually in office.

My first goal as governor is to restore public trust in state government by changing the culture of state government.

When complaints are freely heard, deeply considered and speedily reformed, then is the utmost bound of civil liberty attained that wise men look for.

Leaders respond when they perceive that there will be a political cost of inaction.

Well, I have also believed in empowering the individual and believe there is a degree of inertia in big government that hampers the ability to respond to a rapidly evolving crisis.

If you expect democratic government will be efficient government, you will be disappointed.

We can have more democracy and openness and still be efficient.

One of the most important things in any leader or in any successful approach is to focus on connecting with people and really listening to them. We shouldn't just be saying, oh yes, the people are protesting. We need to ask them why they are protesting and try and figure out if there is something we can do to bring them in and respond to those concerns. That's not populism - that's being thoughtfully open to the fact that our citizens are allowed to have, and are even justified in having, very real concerns and questions for the people responsible for serving them.

Ideas, not ideology. Voters want a government that works.

In a democracy, a leader must be the head teacher, someone eager to respond to doubts and questions and explain the need for and the benefits of a new course.

We want the government of this country to realize that it has customers and that it has to be customer friendly.

The world's greatest city - New York City - deserves a government that works for all New Yorkers. That starts with a mayor who is independent from party bosses and special interests, who isn't afraid to be honest with the people, and who is focused on the issues New Yorkers care about most.

It is our task to provide policies suited to the different situations of today.

Transparency is the hallmark of Prime Minister Modi's government.

The American people deserve their government to be open and accountable.

We are a government that does its homework and listens to the public.

I would like to tell you as the president of the republic, I am not embarrassed to listen to the Youth of my country and to respond to them.

Good politicians listen to the people.

Taxpayers deserve a government that harnesses technology to better serve the people.

Government must be a transparent garment which tightly clings to the people's body.

I will run an open government that speaks with honesty, seeks opinion, listens to its citizens.

I believe that the public temper is such that the voters of the land are prepared to support the party which gives the best promise of administering the government in the honest, simple, and plain manner which is consistent with its character and purposes. They have learned that mystery and concealment in the management of their affairs cover tricks and betrayal. The statesmanship they require consists in honesty and frugality, a prompt response to the needs of the people as they arise, and a vigilant protection of all their varied interests.

People's trust in their public institutions depends on their government getting results.

The American people deserve truthfulness, not more political campaigning. The American people deserve a responsible government that seeks to address their needs, not more ideological dogma.