Kapil Sibal Quotes

Others may make you promises, once again, and then election after election not deliver. We will not do this.

When I got into politics, it was a shock. People promise all sorts of things and then never deliver.

There is only one thing more harmful to society than an elected official forgetting the promises he made in order to get elected; that's when he doesn't forget them.

Politicians make a lot of promises when they are campaigning, and they come to towns, and people get enthusiastic about them coming to their communities. And then they don't fulfill the promises.

I'm tired of politicians saying one thing to get elected and then going to Washington, D.C., or Denver or wherever and completely forgetting about you.

I don't think people maybe think that the government does tell them the truth. I think they expect politicians who are going to tell them one thing and then when they get in office do something else.

Weary of wily politicians who say one thing and do another, voters and advocacy groups insist presidential contenders commit to the cause du jour in writing, but candidates are foolish to comply. Words matter.

Almost every politician running for office comes out with a set of plans so that they can demonstrate how serious they are about fixing the state’s problems. But once the election is over and the candidate takes his or her oath, you rarely here a peep about those plans again. They end up on a shelf somewhere gathering dust.

For an American President, setting markers and not following through runs through the international community like a virus.

I haven't been in Washington long, but I have learned that it is a place filled with people who say one thing to get elected and do the opposite once they get there.

I think politicians nationwide have earned a reputation sometimes that is very unfavorable because they will say things and then do something else when they get into office.

Fulfilling your promises is the easiest way to get elected, and breaking your promises is the easiest way to get fired.

I think if there's anything that's important today, it's credibility with the voter, because the voter is tired of being sold a bill of goods.

I think Paul Martin doesn't mean what he says. He said he would clear this sort of thing up and he didn't do it.

I can't compete with making promises you can't keep.

A prime minister must not promise things that can't be fulfilled.

Everything about Washington is inconsistent, because they say one thing and do another, which is what my opponent, Claire McCaskill, is very, very good at.

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.

President Obama chose politics over leadership. 'Hope' and 'Change' have become bait-and-switch.

To be honest, I find most politicians very untrustworthy. When I listen to them talking - or rather, lying - I just feel there are very few politicians with integrity, so I never know who to bat for.

I've been acting professionally since I was 15 years old, and after a while, you get really tired of people telling you one thing and then doing another.

It's hard to know now who, if anyone, in the media has any credibility.

In my case, I think people are surprised that I'm doing exactly what I said I was going to do when I ran, because that's not the typical politician.

When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that things were just as bad as we'd been saying they were.

In the Prime Minister, we have a man who has forfeited the right to be believed or to be trusted.