“What do you do if you are asked to do a job, first by the Prime Minister, and then by the King? How can you refuse?” IfsFirstsJobsKingsRefuseMinistersPrimePrime Minister Author:Lord Mountbatten
“We have a prime minister, I'm the foreign minister, I'm trying to get on with the job of doing Australia's foreign policy.” TryingJobsPolicyMinistersAustraliaPrimeForeign PolicyPrime Minister Author:Kevin Rudd
“I was elected by the people of Australia as Prime Minister of Australia. I was elected to do a job, I intend to continue doing that job. I intend to continue doing it to the absolute best of my ability. Part of that job has been to steer this country through the worst economic crisis the world has seen in 75 years.” PeopleWorldYearsHas BeensCountryJobsAbilityEconomicWorstAbsolutesCrisisMinistersAustraliaPrimePrime MinisterSteersEconomic Crisis Author:Kevin Rudd
“I am an ambitious person, but I am not ambitious in the sense that I want jobs only for the sake of them... I am here to do things I think are worthwhile. I am always careful that the political positions I take are consistent with good policy. I would not want to be prime minister of Australia at any price.” ThinkingWantPersonsJobsPoliticalPolicyPositionSakeCarefulMinistersConsistentAustraliaPrimeWorthwhileAmbitiousPrime MinisterAmbitious Person Author:Malcolm Turnbull
“I would like to become the prime minister, do the job for two years, and then leave and devote myself to public work.” YearsTwoJobsMinistersTwo YearsPrimePrime Minister Author:Bidzina Ivanishvili