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Deputy Quotes

The people just below the top job.

This set of deputy quotes points out the contradiction of leaders criticizing habits they share themselves, alongside a deputy attorney general's account of overseeing federal law enforcement. For more on trust, see our Believe quotes.

When we have a Deputy Prime Minister who tells people not to drive cars but has two Jags himself, and where the Minister who tells people not to have two homes turns out to have nine himself no wonder the...

Quotes by William Hague

Having served as both attorney general and deputy attorney general in the Justice Department, I had responsibility for supervising the FBI, working on virtually a daily basis with its senior leadership.

Quotes by William Barr

My dad was a golden gloves boxer in the Marine Corps, then a deputy sheriff. My mom worked as an office assistant.

Quotes by Susana Martinez

During the Koizumi administration, I served as the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary as well as the Chief Cabinet Secretary.

Quotes by Shinzo Abe

Being Quotes

I was deputy assistant to the president. My job was strategist in the office of the chief strategist, Stephen Bannon. Somebody once described me as the president's national security utility infielder.

Quotes by Sebastian Gorka

I believe the attorney general or the deputy attorney general has an obligation to follow the law and the Constitution and to give their independent legal advice to the President.

Quotes by Sally Yates

In my roles as Deputy State Treasurer and Special Assistant Attorney General, I strove to make government more responsive, transparent, efficient, and proactive.

Quotes by Raja Krishnamoorthi

Barbara Castle was a hero to millions of British women. She inspired a new generation of women to become active in Labour politics, including, of course Labour's deputy leader, Harriet Harman.

Quotes by Patricia Hewitt

My dad occupied a government position, deputy collector, in a city called Nainital, so we had access to the cinemas at any time. I saw my first movies when I was very young.

Quotes by Naseeruddin Shah

Believe Quotes

In May 2013, my lawyer Dmitry Dinze filed a complaint about the conditions at PC-14 with the prosecutor's office. The deputy head of the colony, Lieutenant Colonel Kupriyanov, instantly made conditions at the camp unbearable.

Quotes by Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

A lot of people hoped that I died during my ill health. Some even reached out to the vice-president to consider them to be his deputy because they assumed I was dead.

Quotes by Muhammadu Buhari

My brother Kobi made my mother very proud when he was elected deputy mayor of Jerusalem. My sister made her proud when she got an advanced university degree, finishing cum laude, and I could not have given my mother a...

Quotes by Moshe Kahlon

I carry out my full duties as Deputy First Minister and accept I have tinnitus but appreciate the hearing that I do have and that it does not limit me in a professional or personal capacity.

Quotes by Martin McGuinness

When I was first named as Deputy Prime Minister, there was a feeling of shock that I should be chosen because I was labeled as being an ultra and very anti-Chinese.

Quotes by Mahathir Mohamad

Best Quotes

Sure, sexism is not confined to the Conservatives. Harriet Harman has suggested that Gordon Brown didn’t make her deputy prime minister because she was a woman.

Quotes by Layla Moran

I was the deputy Chairman of the Democratic Union of the Pacific, and we started at 8 I think and I was called to the telephone and to be told there's a coup, the government has been overthrown - it...

Quotes by Kamisese Mara

The role at the DCCC as well as the role of chief deputy whip - I wouldn't be where I am in those spots if it were not for the speaker's approval.

Quotes by Joseph Crowley

I have had the privilege of serving as city comptroller, and I lead 750 professionals in the office, have appointed eight deputy comptrollers... no one has criticized my management of these 750 professionals.

Quotes by John Liu

I was involved as deputy mayor in New York City on 9/11.

Quotes by Joe Lhota

Better Quotes

I was very happy being education minister and deputy to John Cain.

Quotes by Joan Kirner

Frequently Asked Questions

What contradiction does this topic point out about deputy leadership?
One quote criticizes a senior deputy official for publicly discouraging habits, like owning extra cars or homes, that they themselves were known to practice.
Does this topic cover legal or law enforcement oversight?
Yes, one quote describes serving as a deputy attorney general with direct responsibility for supervising a federal law enforcement agency daily.
Is there a personal family story involving a deputy role?
Yes, one recalls a father holding a modest deputy government post in a city, which gave the family early access to local cinemas.
Does this topic touch on prison conditions?
Yes, one quote references a formal complaint filed over prison conditions, addressed through a deputy official at the facility.
How does this topic connect to Believe quotes?
Since trust in leadership runs through several of these quotes, our Believe quotes are a related read.

Other lines recall a father's modest deputy government post opening doors to early experiences, and a formal complaint about prison conditions raised through a deputy official. Pair this with our Being and Best quotes.