Good Governance Quotes - Page 2

• When you look at good governance, you also need to look at how you approach the subject.

  Cyrus Pallonji Mistry

  Needs, Looks, Approach

  Source: zeenews.india.com

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• Regional exchange can be a source of growth and development, and of enhancing good governance.

  Anna Lindh

  Growth, Development, Source

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• Contrary to the prevailing notion that good governance is bad politics, in reality good governance is good politics. A government should work keeping in mind the welfare of future generations, not the next election.

  Narendra Modi

  Reality, Government, Mind

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• The government must nurture an eco-system where the economy is primed for growth; and growth promotes all-rounddevelopment. Where development is employment-generating ; and employment is enabled by skills. Where skills are synced with production; and production is benchmarked to quality. Where quality meets global standards; and meeting global standards drives prosperity. Most importantly, this prosperity is for the welfare of all. That is my concept ofeconomic good governance and all round development.

  Narendra Modi

  Skills, Government, Growth

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• I am working to make sure we don't only protect the environment, we also improve governance.

  Wangari Maathai

  Environment, Protect, Governance

  "Kenyan Environmentalist Wins Peace Prize", www.foxnews.com. October 8, 2004.

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• Aspiring dictators sometimes win elections, and elected leaders sometimes govern badly and threaten their neighbors.History demonstrates that democracy usually follows good governance, not the reverse.

  Rudy Giuliani

  Winning, Leader, Democracy

  "Giuliani: Too much stress on two-state plan". www.jta.org. August 15, 2007.

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• It is time for the world, the hemisphere and the region to make sure that relevant institutions of civil society and relevant laws are embedded in the mechanisms of governance.

  Baldwin Spencer

  Law, Hemisphere, World

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• Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable or unwilling to commit aid to improve the lives of their people.

  Lee H. Hamilton

  Government, People, Failing

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• Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.

  Lee Iacocca

  Motivational, God, Education

  Lee Iacocca, William Novak (2011). “Iacocca: An Autobiography”, p.357, Bantam

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• Power... Military success is not sufficient to win: economic development, institution-building and the rule of law, promoting internal reconciliation, good governance, providing basic services to the people, training and equipping indigenous military and police forces, strategic communications, and more of these, along with security, are essential ingredients for long-term success.

  Robert M. Gates

  Peace, Military, Communication

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• It must be remembered that the Bush White House has a separate talent for character assassination that must not be confused with a talent for governance.

  Richard Dreyfuss

  Confused, Character, White

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• In situations of military conflict, civil strife, lawlessness, bad governance, and human rights violations, terrorists find it easier to hide, train and prepare their attacks.

  Gijs de Vries

  Military, Rights, Lawlessness

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• India is known for its sobriety and wisdom, balanced and sensible thinking. We need strong institutions and we need good governance in the country.

  Pratibha Patil

  Country, Strong, Thinking

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• Yet, much of what lies beneath the ocean's surface remains a mystery, and our nation continues to rely on a confused, antiquated system of ocean governance.

  Tom Allen

  Confused, Lying, Ocean

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• E-governance is the only way to move from good governance to proactive pro-people good governance (P2G2).

  Narendra Modi

  Moving, People, India

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• Pro-active good governance aims beyond short-term requirement keeping in mind the long-term needs such as the use of clean technology and in preparedness and mitigating climate change fallout etc.

  Narendra Modi

  Technology, Long, Mind

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• Inspiring scenes of people taking the future of their countries into their own hands will ignite greater demands for good governance and political reform elsewhere in the world, including in Asia and in Africa.

  William Hague

  Country, Hands, People

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• Since my election to Congress, I've always been interested in human rights. I really do believe that's America's strength. Yes, we have a strong military; yes, we have a strong economy. But what really makes America the unique nation it is, is that we speak up about human rights, and anti-corruption, and good governance, and democratic institutions. That's what America is known for. That's what inspires people around the world with U.S. leadership.

  Ben Cardin

  Strong, Military, Believe

  Source: www.politico.com

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• Russia under President Putin is less democratic and less free today than when he assumed office. If Russia cannot fulfill its obligation to the G-8 and maintain a high standard of democratic governance then its membership should be suspended.

  Vito Fossella

  Russia, Office, President

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• The WTO has one of the most impressive records in global economic governance, by promoting trade liberalisation and economic development.

  Anna Lindh

  Records, Development, Economic

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• We also call upon the king to hand over power to the political parties and for the political parties to shoulder their responsibility and turn the people's demands for democracy and good governance into reality.

  Joseph Adam Ereli

  Kings, Party, Responsibility

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• BJP is a political party with a difference that aims at good governance. This is proved by the fact that three of the five Chief Ministers according to a recent NDTV survey/poll are from BJP-ruled states.

  Narendra Modi

  Party, Bjp, Differences

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• We are having Internet Governance discussions and meetings and a very large number of people are discussing the future of the Internet who have no clue as to what the Internet is except that it is important and that they have to be involved.

  Steve Crocker

  Numbers, People, Important

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• During freedom struggle, It were authors and artists who made the Nation stand with their pen, and now their pen can create an environment of renaissance when Independent India is on the path of Good Governance.

  Narendra Modi

  Struggle, Independent, Artist

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• We are enjoying in Africa what I call the democracy dividend. The progress we are seeing, economic development are all part of the dividend of good governance, respect for human rights, rule of law. It has created an enabling environment that allows not only foreigners to come in and invest but for Ghanaians to invest. It has created an atmosphere for our young people to be creative, innovative

  John Dramani Mahama

  Rights, Law, People

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