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title: "22 Government Works Quotes by 19 authors"
description: "Browse 22 Government Works quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Government Works sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f41/kellyanne-conway-1450_government_we-need-a-new-government-that-works-1274_1274574.jpg"
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> [We need a new government that works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kellyanne-conway/we-need-a-new-government-that-works/)

[Kellyanne Conway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kellyanne-conway/)

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> [How our government works... it doesn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-black/how-our-government-works-it-doesn-t/)

[Lewis Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-black/)

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> [I am aware of how government works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-taylor/i-am-aware-of-how-government-works/)

[Diana Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-taylor/)

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> [The people want government that works for them at every level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-people-want-government-that-works-for-them-at-every-level/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72f/anonymous-1_every_the-people-want-government-that-works-fo_2374178.jpg)

> [ Really, the one thing that actually works - you know, state-run communism may not be your cup of tea, but \[China's\] government… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/really-the-one-thing-that-actually-works-you-know-state-run-communism/)

[Jeffrey R. Immelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-r-immelt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bf/jeffrey-r-immelt-13924_china_really-the-one-thing-that-actually-works_2173459.png)

> [All I ask is that you not be naive about how the government works when it decides to go after its prey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-moore/all-i-ask-is-that-you-not-be-naive-about-how-the-government-works/)

[Michael Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-moore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/michael-moore-884_go_all-i-ask-is-that-you-not-be-naive-about_1181233.png)

> [There's huge amounts of good that can be done by a government that works constructively... versus a zero-sum vision of government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-bankman-fried/there-s-huge-amounts-of-good-that-can-be-done-by-a-government-that/)

[Sam Bankman-Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-bankman-fried/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/807/sam-bankman-fried-6385_done_there-s-huge-amounts-of-good-that-can-be_3095091.jpg)

> [A prime minister's job is to make sure the government works for those who have elected him, and not for big corporations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-layton/a-prime-minister-s-job-is-to-make-sure-the-government-works-for-those/)

[Jack Layton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-layton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e2/jack-layton-17869_big_a-prime-minister-s-job-is-to-make-sure-t_2485930.jpg)

> [We believe that government works for the benefit of private life, and not the other way around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/we-believe-that-government-works-for-the-benefit-of-private-life-and/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72c/mitch-daniels-11694_believe_we-believe-that-government-works-for-the_2665403.png)

> [Taxpayers can go online and find out more about the way their government works than ever before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/taxpayers-can-go-online-and-find-out-more-about-the-way-their/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20f/anonymous-1_about_taxpayers-can-go-online-and-find-out-mor_2122324.jpg)

> [Our government works best when it represents the needs of the American people, not special interests.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-mcbath/our-government-works-best-when-it-represents-the-needs-of-the/)

[Lucy McBath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-mcbath/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/lucy-mcbath-5736_american_our-government-works-best-when-it-repres_740835.jpg)

> [It is our unfinished task to make sure that this government works on behalf of the many, and not just the few.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-is-our-unfinished-task-to-make-sure-that-this-government-works-on/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e19/barack-obama-17_politics_it-is-our-unfinished-task-to-make-sure-t_1297652.jpg)

> [There is room here for everyone inspired by the desire to transform the way that government works and give people more control…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-boles/there-is-room-here-for-everyone-inspired-by-the-desire-to-transform/)

[Nick Boles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-boles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1a/nick-boles-6553_control_there-is-room-here-for-everyone-inspired_2876549.jpg)

> [Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-ventura/government-works-less-efficiently-when-it-begins-to-grow-out-of/)

[Jesse Ventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-ventura/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f39/jesse-ventura-1236_citizens_government-works-less-efficiently-when-i_652743.png)

> [There isn't a day I do not work at my job, or a waking moment when I do not think through a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/there-isn-t-a-day-i-do-not-work-at-my-job-or-a-waking-moment-when-i/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76f/anonymous-1_cannot_there-isn-t-a-day-i-do-not-work-at-my-jo_2398919.jpg)

> [And one of the things I've tried to do in my first months in office is to give more Georgians - reporters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-barnes/and-one-of-the-things-i-ve-tried-to-do-in-my-first-months-in-office/)

[Roy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-barnes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/roy-barnes-19183_alike_and-one-of-the-things-i-ve-tried-to-do-i_1474270.png)

> [That's not the way the government works. You can't just take $1 billion from this program, $1 billion from over here, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-kennedy-montgomery/that-s-not-the-way-the-government-works-you-can-t-just-take-1-billion/)

[Lisa Kennedy Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-kennedy-montgomery/)

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> [Government workers often get a bad rap, but it's rare for them to receive much appreciation when government works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-lesko/government-workers-often-get-a-bad-rap-but-it-s-rare-for-them-to/)

[Matthew Lesko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-lesko/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e59/matthew-lesko-18383_appreciation_government-workers-often-get-a-bad-rap-b_2130285.jpg)

> [I would have put more emphasis on bringing working class people together to fight for a government that works for all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/i-would-have-put-more-emphasis-on-bringing-working-class-people/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f03/bernie-sanders-233_fighting_i-would-have-put-more-emphasis-on-bringi_2357270.jpg)

> [We need a government that works for everyone, not just the well-off and the well-connected who pledge loyalty to the President.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-kim/we-need-a-government-that-works-for-everyone-not-just-the-well-off/)

[Andy Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-kim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb9/andy-kim-4097_everyone_we-need-a-government-that-works-for-ever_1333749.jpg)

> [The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether government works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-question-we-ask-today-is-not-whether-our-government-is-too-big-or/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88e/barack-obama-17_asks_the-question-we-ask-today-is-not-whether_308876.jpg)

> [The American people expect and deserve a government that works and leaders who work together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-frist/the-american-people-expect-and-deserve-a-government-that-works-and/)

[Bill Frist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-frist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/bill-frist-15230_american-people_the-american-people-expect-and-deserve-a_1389009.png)

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