Governance Quotes - Page 12

• Good governance needs self-discipline. Only discipline within can ensure discipline without.

  Narendra Modi

  Self, Discipline, India

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• BJP is a political party with a difference that aims at good governance. This is proved by the fact that three of the five Chief Ministers according to a recent NDTV survey/poll are from BJP-ruled states.

  Narendra Modi

  Party, Bjp, Differences

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• Access to governance has to be guaranteed with transparent systems that deliver responses and outcomes. The strengthening of democratic governance empowers the population to become active partners in the growth process.

  Narendra Modi

  Empowering, Growth, India

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• Congress' dynastic politics has shattered the hopes & aspirations of people. Congress hides behind the veil of secularism whenever its governance falters and its misconduct is exposed. This will no longer go unchallenged. The younger generation will not accept these actions of Congress!

  Narendra Modi

  People, Politics, India

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• What I say is I am somebody who cares about conservative ideas. I want to see them implemented in governance.

  David Frum

  Ideas, Who Cares, Want

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• For achieving good governance political will is necessary. Good governance is a political process. Though role of civil society is critical, without political will and political process, sustainable good governance cannot be achieved.

  Narendra Modi

  Political Will, India, Roles

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• Many state governments have launched innovative steps such as Ladli Laxmi scheme of Madhya Pradesh, PDS reform scheme of Chattisgarh, computerization of land records in Karnataka, free computers to students passing 10th standard exams, pollution control efforts in Himachal, power sector reforms in Rajasthan and Mumbai - Pune Expressway in Maharashta. These excellent innovative schemes are examples of good governance.

  Narendra Modi

  Government, Land, Pollution Control

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• Self-certification may look like a small vision but there cannot be a greater decision for a Government to trust the honesty of the 1.25 billion people of the country.

  Narendra Modi

  Country, Honesty, Self

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• Good governance is not fire-fighting or crisis-management. Instead of opting for ad-hoc solutions the need of the hour is to tackle the root cause of the problems.

  Narendra Modi

  Fighting, Fire, Roots

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• While transparency reduces corruption, good governance goes beyond transparency in achieving openness. Openness means involving the stakeholders in decision-making process. Transparency is the right to information while openness is the right to participation.

  Narendra Modi

  Mean, Decision, India

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• We are committed to achieving the fiscal deficit target announced in the budget.

  Narendra Modi

  India, Target, Achieve

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• Laws are the DNA of government. They must evolve with time.

  Narendra Modi

  Government, Dna, Law

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• Majority of the African countries are now enjoying stable governance. Before you talk about economic growth, political stability is key.

  Goodluck Jonathan

  Country, Keys, Political

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• We shall together open the doors of good politics and will work without indulging in political untouchability.

  Narendra Modi

  Doors, Political, Together

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• This is a timely and relevant initiative. The environmental challenges facing Singapore and the region are becoming more complex. Tackling them will require inter-disciplinary approaches combined with a good understanding of science, economics and governance aspects. The NUS Bachelor of Environment programme will fill a much needed gap in the current framework. NEA is pleased to be a partner to this programme.

  Andrew Tan

  Understanding, Challenges, Environmental

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• We also call upon the king to hand over power to the political parties and for the political parties to shoulder their responsibility and turn the people's demands for democracy and good governance into reality.

  Joseph Adam Ereli

  Kings, Party, Responsibility

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• The financial crisis has underscored how insufficient attention to fundamental corporate governance concepts can have devastating effects on an institution and its continued viability. It is clear that many banks did not fully implement these fundamental concepts. The obvious lesson is that banks need to improve their corporate governance practices and supervisors must ensure that sound corporate governance principles are thoroughly and consistently implemented.

  Daniele Nouy

  Practice, Risk, Sound

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• The strength of my country lies in the huts of the poor; in the villages; in the youth, mothers and sisters; in the farmers...I believe in your strength and hence I believe in the future of our country.

  Narendra Modi

  Mother, Country, Lying

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• Make in India' is a LION's step! This initiative on one hand, will increase manufacturing growth, and at the same time, will directly benefit the youth of the nation in the form of employment.

  Narendra Modi

  Hands, Growth, Benefits

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• Strengthening the role the United Nations can play...will require serious examination of the need to extend into the international arena the rule of law and the principle of taxation to finance agreed actions which provide the basis for governance at the national level. But this will not come about easily. Resistance to such changes is deeply entrenched. They will come about not through the embrace of full blown world government, but as a careful and pragmatic response to compelling imperatives and the inadequacies of alternatives.

  Maurice Strong

  Law, Play, World Government

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• Development must be such that it positively transforms the lives of the common people.

  Narendra Modi

  People, India, Development

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• If we blend efficiently democracy, demographic demand & demand, I believe that there will be a Vasco Da Gama on every street who will come searching for India.

  Narendra Modi

  Believe, Democracy, Demand

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• Politics is not a profession, it is a service. I want to keep working more for the Nation not because of the designation, but because people of India are my family.

  Narendra Modi

  People, Want, India

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• We are enjoying in Africa what I call the democracy dividend. The progress we are seeing, economic development are all part of the dividend of good governance, respect for human rights, rule of law. It has created an enabling environment that allows not only foreigners to come in and invest but for Ghanaians to invest. It has created an atmosphere for our young people to be creative, innovative

  John Dramani Mahama

  Rights, Law, People

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• Part of the reason some Japanese companies have underperformed financially was corporate governance and board structures.

  Jamie Dimon

  Boards, Reason, Structure

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