Mo Udall Quotes

The prime minister's job is to captain his team, his party and his government.

When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor; when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when we are at war, we want an uncommon general. It is only when we get into politics that we are satisfied with the common man.

In politics, loyalty is everything.

There is no passion to which the rulers of a people can address themselves with greater [political] effect [than war.]

It is impossible for a Minister to please the many without displeasing the few

I actually think you should run for president if you're going to be president, if you want to be president. I'm not running for president. I made that decision, consciously, not to.

Iraq is better without Saddam Hussein than with Saddam Hussein. Without a doubt.

In every sort of politics, in history, it has its own problems, its leaders, its own opposition.

Mario Ruiz Massieu's resignation places the ball very firmly in Zedillo's court. A key decision he will have to make is whether he is going to govern with, without, or against his own party.

When you are not in power for 20 years and several leaders are in the race, it is tough to put forth one face. The most important things are our policies and principles.

Look, politics can be tough.

It is Arvind Kejriwal who believes in the politics of divide and rule.

At the heart of all problems lies the politics of the country.

Things such as corruption is a big thing in the ANC.

On the question of taking credit for what goes right and blame for what goes wrong - having led the Conservative party for four years, I have never heard of this notion before.

I went back into politics only when it was clear that things weren't going as they should have in my party. I was always arguing, I argued with everyone - with my father, with the leaders I had known since I was a child...and one day, it was in 1955, one of them exclaimed, 'You do nothing but criticize! If you think you can correct things, correct them. Go ahead, why don't you try?' Well, I could never resist a challenge, so I tried.

We're going to continue to move forward and fight. I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.

The fundamental question is is the Conservative Party leadable

I'm not here to cast aspersions on anyone. I'm trying to unify the party, not find fault.

Three people marooned on a desert island would soon reinvent politics.

Tories must end tribalism and divisions.

Any [political] party without principles is rudderless and passive.

Since James Madison day (and long before), there have been constant struggles over "democratic governance".

I tried to explain that there was a great difference between me and Mujib [Rahiman]: he was a secessionist and I wasn't.

Agitation is all about poetry, governance is all about prose.