--- title: "12 Government Leaders Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Government Leaders quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Government Leaders sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d18/billy-graham-234_government_it-is-a-great-privilege-as-well-as-our-r_2445817.png" --- > [It is a great privilege, as well as our responsibility, to pray for our government leaders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/it-is-a-great-privilege-as-well-as-our-responsibility-to-pray-for-our/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d18/billy-graham-234_government_it-is-a-great-privilege-as-well-as-our-r_2445817.png) > [I don't know of any government leaders that are killers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-o-reilly/i-don-t-know-of-any-government-leaders-that-are-killers/) [Bill O'Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-o-reilly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/459/bill-o-reilly-1019_government_i-don-t-know-of-any-government-leaders-t_2723907.jpg) > [Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aung-san-suu-kyi/government-leaders-are-amazing-so-often-it-seems-they-are-the-last-to/) [Aung San Suu Kyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aung-san-suu-kyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f6/aung-san-suu-kyi-922_government_government-leaders-are-amazing-so-often_3147439.jpg) > [Government leaders should get up to speed on the blockchain by understanding it first and committing to exploring its potential.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mougayar/government-leaders-should-get-up-to-speed-on-the-blockchain-by/) [William Mougayar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mougayar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/william-mougayar-12632_government_government-leaders-should-get-up-to-spee_1618974.jpg) > [When people go to the post office or any federal building, they expect to see pictures of their government leaders displayed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-donovan/when-people-go-to-the-post-office-or-any-federal-building-they-expect/) [Dan Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-donovan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/dan-donovan-14931_building_when-people-go-to-the-post-office-or-any_809587.jpg) > [We have moved from an age in which government leaders sought to do what was best for the people to one in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-peters/we-have-moved-from-an-age-in-which-government-leaders-sought-to-do/) [Ralph Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-peters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ce/ralph-peters-19697_age_we-have-moved-from-an-age-in-which-gover_2279297.png) > [It is vital that government leaders and financial leaders take heed and broaden their horizons, working to ensure that all citizens have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/it-is-vital-that-government-leaders-and-financial-leaders-take-heed/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/pope-francis-85_citizens_it-is-vital-that-government-leaders-and_2024518.png) > [Government leaders need to ask themselves if they are positioning their country to reap the full potential of the digital economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/government-leaders-need-to-ask-themselves-if-they-are-positioning/) [John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/239/john-t-chambers-7002_country_government-leaders-need-to-ask-themselve_2542322.jpg) > [When you see government leaders really bullying business, you know that government's economic policy is failing. They get angry and they get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amity-shlaes/when-you-see-government-leaders-really-bullying-business-you-know/) [Amity Shlaes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amity-shlaes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5c/amity-shlaes-9137_angry_when-you-see-government-leaders-really-b_781643.png) > [We have to get back to a government where leaders are willing to talk across party lines and do not have absolute…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/we-have-to-get-back-to-a-government-where-leaders-are-willing-to-talk/) [Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c14/patty-judge-21888_goals_we-have-to-get-back-to-a-government-wher_402927.jpg) > [Our government leaders... have made many mistakes in the past when they have lost sight of the sacred American values rooted in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-dash/our-government-leaders-have-made-many-mistakes-in-the-past-when-they/) [Samuel Dash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-dash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82d/samuel-dash-40096_american-values_our-government-leaders-have-made-many-mi_1676324.png) > [We have to get back to a government where leaders are willing to talk across party lines and do not have absolute…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-judge/we-have-to-get-back-to-a-government-where-leaders-are-willing-to-talk-2/) [Patty Judge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-judge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/826/patty-judge-21888_ability_we-have-to-get-back-to-a-government-wher_474583.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/government-leaders/#itemlist", "name": "Government Leaders Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is a great privilege, as well as our responsibility, to pray for our government leaders.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Billy Graham" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/it-is-a-great-privilege-as-well-as-our-responsibility-to-pray-for-our/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d18/billy-graham-234_government_it-is-a-great-privilege-as-well-as-our-r_2445817.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d18/billy-graham-234_government_it-is-a-great-privilege-as-well-as-our-r_2445817.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d18/billy-graham-234_government_it-is-a-great-privilege-as-well-as-our-r_2445817.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It is a great privilege, as well as our responsibility, to pray for our government leaders.” — Billy Graham", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't know of any government leaders that are killers.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill O'Reilly" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-o-reilly/i-don-t-know-of-any-government-leaders-that-are-killers/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/459/bill-o-reilly-1019_government_i-don-t-know-of-any-government-leaders-t_2723907.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/459/bill-o-reilly-1019_government_i-don-t-know-of-any-government-leaders-t_2723907.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/459/bill-o-reilly-1019_government_i-don-t-know-of-any-government-leaders-t_2723907.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't know of any government leaders that are killers.” — Bill O'Reilly", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Government leaders are amazing. 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