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Running a government as chief minister and managing affairs of the nation are different things.

I happen to be one who believes very strongly that state and local governments have their proper roles.

As a minister, you shouldn't imagine you know better than the technical experts in your ministry. In the end you're there to apply the political stamp of approval.

I now know what to do; I know how decisions can be made. I know how you can drive ministers and their departments to actually make decisions and bring results.

Before I became a chief minister, I never thought that one day I'd be the chief minister.

Being the chief minister of a regional government is just a pastime compared with the hellish job of being prime minister of two different communities brought together.

I expect my next job to be outside government.

I believe that government is the servant of the people and not their master.

I recognize that as governor, my job is to sit on the other side of the table from the public sector unions and negotiate effectively on behalf of all the taxpayers of the state, including all of you.

My government is working for the common man. Our priority is the poor of the country. We want good governance through a dynamic and seamless government.