The prime minister's job is to captain his team, his party and his government.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A prime minister's job is to make sure the government works for those who have elected him, and not for big corporations.
Every prime minister ... has the responsibility to provide security for his people.
Being a prime minister is a very demanding job. And as long as I have the strength, I will continue to do this and be of benefit to my country.
In my position as prime minister, I bear the highest responsibility for decisions.
I serve at the discretion of the prime minister.
The Prime Minister is head of team but its not a one woman act. I've been called all those things. Intellectual, sharp-tongued, all true. But what New Zealander is like is to know that someone is in charge and in the end the buck stops with the Prime Minister.
What do you prefer? A prime minister obsessed with being popular, or a prime minister who does the job?
Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.
Your personality as the prime minister feeds through to what you emphasise, and what you don't, how you'll handle a situation - whether you've got the combination of intelligence or instincts to adapt and to make good decisions.
I will do what the Prime Minister asks me to do; that is my consistent approach to politics and to service.
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