For Forms of Government let fools contest; whatever is best administered is best.

One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice-president, and that one word is ‚to be prepared‘.

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever.

It’s impossible, I think, however much I’d become disillusioned politically or evolve into a post-political person, I don’t think I’d ever change my view that socialism is the best political moment humans have ever come up with.

There’s no way now for you to get a Democratic or Republican nomination without being able to raise $200 or $300 million or more. I would not be inclined to do that, and I would not be capable of doing it.

I will continue to believe that Israel’s security is paramount.

Politics is a profession; a serious, complicated and, in its true sense, a noble one.

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.

It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be truly moral.

But I do not believe that the world would be entirely different if there were more women leaders. Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven’t exactly been non-aggressive – including me.

A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who’s been dead for 15 years.

The label ‚liberal‘ or ‚conservative,‘ any – every time I hear that, I think of the great Gilbert and Sullivan song from ‚Iolanthe.‘ It goes, ‚Every gal and every boy that’s born alive is either a little liberal or else a little conservative.‘ What do those labels mean? It depends on whose ox is being gored.

I repeat… that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.

The presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than he was; and no matter how big, not big enough for its demands.

In business, if you realize you’ve made a bad decision, you change it.

Politicians must set their aims for the high ground and according to our various leanings, Democratic, Republican, Independent, we will follow. Politicians must be told if they continue to sink into the mud of obscenity, they will proceed alone.

Always do everything you ask of those you command.

The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.

For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction.

Self-centered leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit.

Reagan was extreme. Beginning of his administration, one of the first things was to call in scabs – hadn’t been done for a long time, and it’s illegal in most countries – in the air controller strike.

Obama has succeeded in descending even below George W. Bush in approval in the Arab world. It’s minuscule, few percent.

As capitalism falters, the rich move their money out of the country, violence increases, and politicians promising prosperity are elected.

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

My celebrity status allows me an opportunity, allows me a pulpit to preach and reach out to the people. Not even always preaching but just leading, motivating them by being a leader.

I don’t think I would run for president.

One of the roles of the Presidency is to lead a political party. Having a President in office is usually a huge advantage to a party because it gives the party a mouthpiece and an advocate at the highest level.

In my opinion eight years as president is enough and sometimes too much for any man to serve in that capacity.

In George Bush you get experience, and with me you get – The Future!

You’ve all seen over the last eight years what President Obama means to this country. He is the embodiment of honor, resolve, and character – one of the finest presidents we have ever had.

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.

If I had chosen the populist course, it would have been a breach of the trust placed in me by the people.

If you can ask a young man to give his life for his country, you can lead people.

What we won when all of our people united must not be lost in suspicion and distrust and selfishness and politics. Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as president.

I was a little worried that young people would think the only game was being political and manipulative when really the bigger game is being so good at what you do that nobody can argue with your results.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

What Britain needs is an iron lady.

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as president I must put the interests of America first Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.

People and organizations don’t grow much without delegation and completed staff work because they are confined to the capacities of the boss and reflect both personal strengths and weaknesses.

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.

History reminds us that dictators and despots arise during times of severe economic crisis.

Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.

The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, ‚We did it ourselves.‘

The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.

I don’t see any possibility of Britain and the U.S. allowing a sovereign independent Iraq; that’s almost inconceivable.

Surveys show our standing around the world is higher than when I was elected to this office, and when it comes to every important international issue, people of the world do not look to Beijing or Moscow to lead – they call us.

I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you’re sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me – so am I.

I can’t imagine what this place would be – I can’t imagine what the country would be – with Donald Trump as our president.

I found that the corridors of power in Delhi were littered with lobbies of various kinds.

What matters in the Sun-tzu universe are not positions of strength and power, but situations in which you have options, full of potential force.

How easy it is to govern when one follows a system of consulting the will of the people and one holds as the only norm all the actions which contribute to the well being of the people.

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.

And I think it’s that time. And I think if you just step aside and Mr. Romney can kind of take over. You can maybe still use a plane. Though maybe a smaller one. Not that big gas guzzler you are going around to colleges and talking about student loans and stuff like that.

I felt we must separate political responsibility. The Dalai Lama should not carry that burden. So that is my selfish reason – to protect the old Dalai Lama tradition. It is safer without political involvement.

In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics.

Carry the battle to them. Don’t let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don’t ever apologize for anything.

For success of any mission, it is necessary to have creative leadership. Creative leadership is vital for government, non-governmental organisations as well as for industries.

One of the peculiarities of Delhi is that the term ‚reform‘ is associated only with passing of laws in Parliament. In fact, the most important reforms are those needed, without new laws, at various level of the government, in work practices and procedures.

Politically there were failures. And also on the personal level, there were tremendous failures.