Quotes About Public office

It is tough to run for public office and face an opponent, to decide on issues what is the best thing, then face the criticism from colleagues, voters, the press and defend yourself.

I don't have any interest in running for the Senate.

I think I will serve as secretary of state as my last public position.

I'm not running for the U.S. Senate because I think Lincoln Chafee is a bad man.

Secretary Clinton is perfectly capable of defending her own service in office.

I am resigning because my secret leaves the governor's office vulnerable.

The people of the Sudan expect a lot from the institution of the presidency, and we should live up to their expectations.

The only thing more dangerous than a politician who thinks about re-election, is a politician who doesn't think about re-election.

Both in concept and infrastructure American democracy was majestic, but when one came down to the actual, individual men who worked behind those imposing marble facades, the people were as likely as not to elect seedy, shortsighted, self-serving jingoes who embarrassed their offices.

After thinking carefully about how I can best help my fellow Minnesotans, I have decided to not seek election for a different office in 2014. The warm encouragement from many people to run for U.S. senator or the governorship was deeply humbling.

I think Elizabeth Warren has done a great job, and I say that as a person who always has some doubts about a person who comes in to the political world from a high office with little experience.

As of April 1, 1779, those who refused to take the oath were barred from holding public office or serving on juries—and that was all. There would be no more imprisonment or threat of confiscation for the crime of not signing an oath. As much as the government wanted loyalty, it could not afford to lose tens of thousands of hard-working citizens for the lack of their names on a piece of paper.

What is my calling? What am I supposed to do? I think running for office, public office, can be a divine calling. I mean, I've wrestled with that very question myself.

You can hold an important public office forever in our country with no qualifications for it but a clean nose, a photogenic face, and a close mouth. If on top of that you look good on a horse, you are unbeatable.

Sheriff Petersen just went right on getting re-elected, a living testimonial to the fact that you can hold an important public office for ever in our country with no qualifications for it but a clean nose, a photogenic face, and a close mouth. If on top of that you look good on a horse, you are unbeatable.

If we put corrupt men in public office and sneeringly acquiesce in their corruptions, then we are wrong ourselves.

Everyone wants to vote for the best and most qualified man, but he never runs for office.

Vote for me. I'll use my office to take another American's money and give it to you.

To be a statesman, you must first get elected.

Occupants of public offices love power and are prone to abuse it.

I was a very, very good congressman.

No man should be in public office who can't make more money in private life.

It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.

Honesty is the great essential. It exalts the individual citizenship, and, without honesty, no man deserves the confidence of the people in private pursuit or in public office.