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Executive Quotes

Power, government, and corner offices.

One quote calls a feeble executive proof of feeble government; another notes no constitutional amendments touched the executive branch during a particular term. These quotes treat 'executive' as a role defined as much by restraint as by power.

I want to be an executive producer.

Quotes by Abby Lee Miller

Politics are usually the executive expression of human immaturity.

Quotes by Vera Brittain

I will move to Dera, Beas, post-transitioning my executive responsibilities at Fortis.

Quotes by Shivinder Mohan Singh

My executive board, my management, my friends, are so ethnically diverse.

Quotes by Machine Gun Kelly

Authority Quotes

In the executive branch, winning by a whisker is as good as winning in a landslide, but not so in the Senate.

Quotes by Lincoln Chafee

A feeble executive implies a feeble execution of the government.

Quotes by Joseph Story

We didn't pass any constitutional amendments that affected the executive branch while I was governor.

Quotes by John Engler

I'm really more of an executive.

Quotes by Gavin Newsom

Loyalty of the law-making power to the executive power was one of the dangers the political fathers foretold.

Quotes by Garet Garrett

Executive Branch Quotes

I'm a retired media executive.

Quotes by Fred Eychaner

Never trust a television executive.

Quotes by Dominic Holland

As members of the executive, we are accountable to Parliament.

Quotes by Cyril Ramaphosa

The executive branch maneuvered this result deftly.

Quotes by Andrew Cohen

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the 'Executive' quotes page cover?
These quotes look at 'executive' in a governmental sense - political leadership and the executive branch - as well as personal career decisions about executive roles.
Is there a quote critical of executive power or politics?
Yes - one line characterizes politics as, more often than not, a way for human immaturity to play out through executive action, a pointed, general critique rather than commentary aimed at any specific leader or party.
Does this collection discuss the strength of a government's executive branch?
Yes - one quote argues that a weak executive necessarily produces weak execution of government, tying leadership quality directly to governing effectiveness. Readers exploring this theme may also like Executive Power quotes or Executive Branch quotes.
Is there a quote from someone stepping down from an executive role?
Yes - one line is a personal, specific statement about relocating and transitioning out of executive responsibilities at a particular company, offering a more individual perspective than the political quotes.
Does the page reference constitutional amendments related to the executive branch?
Yes - one quote notes that no constitutional amendments affecting the executive branch were passed during the speaker's time as governor, a specific, factual recollection of their term.

For more on authority and its limits, see our authority quotes and executive power quotes pages.