Quotes About Service

The confidence and respect shown by my countrymen in calling me to be the Chief Magistrate of a Republic holding a high rank among the nations of the earth have inspired me with feelings of the most profound gratitude.

As a president I will be like the candidate that I am, a respectful candidate, a rallying candidate, a normal candidate for a normal presidency, at the service of the Republic.

I have considered the pension list of the republic a roll of honor.

In a healthy republic, there is a need for figures who understand that the presidency is not the be-all and end-all of the people.

There is no Democratic or Republican way to fill a pothole.

Before you, I engage myself to serve my country with the devotion and the exemplary that this post demands. I understand responsibilities of the job and, as such, I give a republican salute to Nicolas Sarkozy who has led France for 5 years and who deserves all of our respect.

For the year after I left government service, I worked as a consultant to the Republican National Committee because the lawyers advised that was the proper way for me to comply with ethics regulations and continue to advise the President.

You know those Navy SEALs, they weren't Democrats and Republicans. They were just doing what was best for America. Wouldn't that be a great country if all of you Americans were just like that? You followed orders, you marched in step and you followed my agenda.

We have a long heritage as a company of serving responsible hunters and sportsmen and women, and we're going to continue doing so.

I grew up hunting and fishing, as did my family. But then I served in the military.

Companies don't get rich hurting their customers.

Companies become rich because they find a way to serve others better. And if someone at your company is not serving your customers, it hurts more than your company; it hurts America.

We women feel we are here to serve. That's the mistake we make. We may have children, husbands, lovers, bills, responsibility. Those things don't own us, but too often we let them.

I started a business with my cousins in Fire Island called 'Wagoneers.' Since there are no cars on the island, we would hustle people at the ferry docks to bring their luggage to their houses in our wagons for a large fee.

It's a lot easier to stay idealistic if you don't sign two to five next-of-kin letters every day.

Those were the ideals that drove us to nationalization of the health service.

You're not supposed to risk your life just for the physical safety of American citizens - you're supposed to risk your life for American ideals as well.

I identify as a Georgian who wants to do right by Georgia.

There is only one Army in which you serve. When that identity is gone, it is gone forever.

If I could have anything right now, it would be the ability to continue as secretary of state.

I do not go lightly. If I could have anything right now, it would be the ability to continue as secretary of state.

I have to give back. For me, it would be a failure if I could not give back.

Firefighters go where they're needed, sometimes ignoring the dangers even when no one is inside a burning building to be saved.

Im very much a peoples person. Ill always sacrifice myself for other people. And its done alright for me.