Joyce Banda Quotes

It is certainly not unrealistic to think we could have elections by mid-year 2004 and when a sovereign government is installed - my job here will be done.

Liberia just needs to go through this one political transition and it can really take off. Everything's in place now. We cannot afford to put the country in the hands of someone that lacks the experience.

The powers that are surrendered [by Congress] to one President remain to be used by others.

At the end of 4 years, you have a President who turns over all this enormous power without a single shot being fired.

If something awful happens to the President, we’ll get another President.

Let the Executive [the President] also be for life.

The Ennahda-led government did something never before seen in the region: it willingly stepped down

I do not wish to slander his name, I think Netanyahu ran the country well but his time is up.

As president of the National Assembly, I am fully able and willing to assume the office of the presidency on an interim basis to call for free and fair elections.

It is a big challenge, but I believe that, although difficult, it is not impossible to replace President dos Santos.

President Bush says now he is sticking to his plan for handing over power to the Iraqis on June 30. It's also part of his plan to hand over power to John Kerry on January 20.

It is the first time in the history of Rwanda that political change in the highest leadership of the country has taken place in peace and security.

Democracy is messy, clearly, but it has one key factor, which is an orderly transfer of power.

To deal with what you have to deal with as mayor or president, there has to be an overriding psychological or professional or emotional gratification that would let you go through all the angst.

One of the cornerstones of our democracy is the peaceful transition of power.

To simply demand that Assad go, and create a vacuum, could make the circumstances worse. To 'protect' Assad and his brutality is unconscionable. So you have to have a transition period here.

We are going to secure this country. We are going to manage it properly. We will continue to improve the situation, security, economy, and fighting corruption.

BJP doesn't practice the culture of stopping schemes of previous governments.

My ascension as interim president is based on Article 233 of the Venezuelan Constitution, according to which, if at the outset of a new term there is no elected head of state, power is vested in the president of the National Assembly until free and transparent elections take place.

I think people expect when you have a new Premier that it's that Premier's prerogative to look at everything on the table and say, 'Well I'm the leader now. What do I want to take forward and what don't I?'

President el-Sisi of Egypt took over in a very complicated environment. He needed to give a new direction. It is quite a difficult job.

A president's power is limited. We need to vote down the ballot as well, from your councilman all the way up to your governors and congressman.

One of the biggest challenges for any new administration is contending with its predecessor's priorities and beginning to advance its own.

I was there when Gordon Brown basically was taking over - so right in the middle of that transition. It was fantastic; I learnt a lot.

As I prepare to take over the reins of your government, I ask each of you to join me in the process of governing.