Capable Quote by Tony Blair

I've had quite a long time in government, and I've learned a few things.

— Mahathir Mohamad

Some people think that being in government for a long time is a bad thing. But the more you stay, the more you learn.…

— Yoweri Museveni

I'm really not a politician: I don't have a political background, though I've been an activist fighting for my community for years. So I…

— Paula Jean Swearengin

I have very little experience of self-government. In fact, I am one of the most governed people in the world.

— Prince Philip

It's been 35 years since I left school. Almost nine of them were in government; all the rest were in the private sector. And…

— Joe Lhota

Professional politicians like to talk about the value of experience in government. Nuts! The only experience you gain in politics is how to be…

— Ronald Reagan

I have proudly spent several periods in government, but I'm not a career politician. I come from a family of 'citizen soldiers.'

— Jim Webb

I've learned a lot about doing politics.

— Javier Milei

If you are really interested in making government work, you should have the experience of working in government.

— Jennifer Pahlka

Many people leave government disillusioned about its ability to achieve change and cynical about politicians. I left with rather opposite lessons.

— Geoff Mulgan

I am a partisan and artisan of Europe. But I draw the lessons of my experience in government.

— Laurent Fabius

There are big questions about the sort of skills you need in modern government today. You put politicians in charge of billions of dollars…

— Tony Blair