Quotes About Leadership

I am proud to represent the first explicitly feminist government in the world, and one that has been at the forefront of advocating for greater attention to women, peace, and security.

I think the people that we hire in government should be just as diverse as the communities we represent.

I have certainly been very front footed about increasing our gender representation at Westpac.

I think that Linda Perry is such a beautiful example of strong female representation in the industry.

Ours is not the only party which has more representation of family members.

A government should not become too big to fulfill one of its most basic functions: representation.

Do we hate our women? I don't think so. In fact, Pakistan has more women representation in government than the U.S., and we have twice elected a female head of state.

I'm about real representation in government.

When you speak to potential black and ethnic coaches who want to go into the game, one aspect that they always speak about are role models. They would like to see representation, more at a higher level. And any part I can play in that I am delighted to do.

Political life is like this - elections go back and forth. Representative democracy can only be successful if one sits down and says, 'That's it. I will connect myself,' - as I did - 'connect my existence to a political project.' Then you automatically have in your party a lot of people who say, 'If that fails, so do I'.

I have been a national president who gets the job done and who listens and leads effectively. My first term was about dragging the NUS kicking and screaming into the 21st century to make it more effective and representative.

Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally dependant on the political system and has never earned any money. Then you'll get the politicians you deserve.

I should be a representative for AARP!

That fatal drollery called a representative government.

You want to represent the country and you want elected officials that are representative of the country.

It would be a foolish high representative who worked that way.

I am seeking every day to restore faith in Parliament - to ensure we have a House of Commons which is representative, effective and reconnected to the people we serve.

I discovered I was a monotheist... That rules out polytheism. I have also had a problem with authority, which rules out any religion with a priesthood or leader who claims to be God's representative on Earth.

Most people are generally satisfied with their representative.

Representative democracy is in crisis in the United States.

That's what representative democracy is about, is members going to Washington but coming home and answering the tough questions.

First and foremost, the duty of a representative is to represent the interests of his constituents.

As your representative, you can count on me to fight back against Washington, D.C.'s war on the west.

I first decided to run for Congress when I was 29 - and became a Representative at the age of 30.