“I feel fortunate that, by the age of 40, I had crammed in an entire political career.I had been in the Cabinet and been leader of the party, so now I can branch out into other things... it is a very liberating feeling.” FeelsI CanFeelingsAgePoliticalPartyLeaderCareersFortunateBranchesLiberatingCabinetsAge Of 40 Author:William Hague
“I did learn from many mistakes. First and foremost, I learned that it is important to create a wide base of support within the LDP. In forming the cabinet this time, I included almost all the members of the LDP whom I ran against during the party election for president. Also, as a result of the lessons I learned, this time my policy priorities have become very clear. This would include first and foremost restoring a robust economy. I believe this has resulted in the strong support that I am getting from the people.” PeopleFirstsBelieveImportantStrongI BelievePresidentResultsPartyMistakeSupportEconomyClearPolicyLessonsMembersElectionWidePrioritiesRanCabinetsRobustRestoring Author:Shinzo Abe
“There are cycles in American politics. US cycles are even more pronounced because we Americans have a totally entrepreneurial presidential system. We don't have parliamentary opposition parties with a shadow prime minister and shadow cabinets. Every four years, the opposition reinvents itself.” YearsPartyFourShadowMinistersPresidentialOppositionCyclesPrimeFour YearsPrime MinisterAmerican PoliticsEntrepreneurialCabinetsParliamentaryOpposition Parties Author:Charles Krauthammer
“Every prime minister has a whole series of networks, and there are official formal networks and there are unofficial informal networks. I'm lucky in that I have good official formal networks, starting with my own office, the leadership group, the cabinet and the party room.” WholeMy OwnRoomsPartyGroupsLuckyOfficeSeriesStartingMinistersOfficialsPrimeFormalPrime MinisterCabinets Author:Tony Abbott