The elections are run by the same industries that sell toothpaste on television.
Noam ChomskyI think it’s important to vote.
Vivienne WestwoodIf the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don’t ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers.
Nelson MandelaAre you a politician asking what your country can do for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country? If you are the first, then you are a parasite; if the second, then you are an oasis in the desert.
Khalil GibranWhen a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.
Thomas JeffersonI’m committed to the people of Gujarat. I will devote each and every moment to serve my people of Gujarat.
Narendra ModiA low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.
Dan QuaylePeople make a big fuss over you when you’re President. But I’m very serious about doing everything I can to make sure that it doesn’t go to my head.
Jimmy CarterWhen you get to be President, there are all those things, the honors, the twenty-one gun salutes, all those things. You have to remember it isn’t for you. It’s for the Presidency.
Harry S. TrumanYou can not divorce religious belief and public service. I’ve never detected any conflict between God’s will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other.
Jimmy CarterI always like to take my time and examine the two candidates, see not only the two candidates but the policies they will bring in, the people they will bring in, who they might appoint to the Supreme Court, and look at the whole range of issues before making a decision.
Colin PowellA President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.
Harry S. TrumanI loved being Secretary of State, that’s probably evident to everyone who watched me.
Madeleine AlbrightEvery man, every woman who has to take up the service of government, must ask themselves two questions: ‚Do I love my people in order to serve them better? Am I humble and do I listen to everybody, to diverse opinions in order to choose the best path?‘ If you don’t ask those questions, your governance will not be good.
Pope FrancisI just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don’t buy a single vote more than is necessary. I’ll be damned if I’m going to pay for a landslide.
John F. KennedyI want a president with a record of public service, someone whose life’s work shows our children that we don’t chase fame and fortune for ourselves: we fight to give everyone a chance to succeed.
Michelle ObamaHelp others and give something back. I guarantee you will discover that while public service improves the lives and the world around you, its greatest reward is the enrichment and new meaning it will bring your own life.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerThe government’s job is good governance for everybody. My government will make policies; if you fit into it, come on board, or stay where you are. My job is not to spoon-feed anyone.
Narendra ModiNinety-nine percent of the men and women of the FBI… are just professionals. I don’t want Americans, if an FBI agent knocks on their door, to have to be worried about well, is he a Democrat or a Republican? He’s an FBI agent.
John KennedyIn order to fulfill the aspirations of masses, we have to sharpen the tool called the government machinery: we have to make it keen, more dynamic, and it is in this direction that we are working.
Narendra ModiGo before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.
ConfuciusIf I have done the public any service, it is due to my patient thought.
Isaac NewtonThe key is to vote because we need a vote to put the people in power that we want to represent us.
DJ KhaledI love being in the United States Senate.
John KennedyBallots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.
Abraham LincolnThe voting booth joint is a great leveler; the whole neighborhood – rich, poor, old, young, decrepit and spunky – they all turn out in one day.
David ByrneElections aren’t just about who votes but who doesn’t vote.
Michelle ObamaThere’s a lack of people in power that are motivated by the idea of helping people.
Kanye WestBeing president isn’t anything like reality TV. It’s not about sending insulting tweets or making fiery speeches; it’s about whether or not the candidate can handle the awesome responsibility of leading this country.
Michelle ObamaI can’t deny that the thought of being governor, the thought of being president, is alluring. And beyond that, it would be an opportunity to make a real impact on people’s lives on a global scale. But there are a lot of other things I want to do first.
Dwayne JohnsonI want a president with a record of public service: someone whose life’s work shows our children that we don’t chase form and fortune for ourselves; we fight to give everyone a chance to succeed.
Michelle ObamaI can’t ever remember sitting around and saying, ‚gosh let’s hurry up and get these debates going, that’ll win it for me.‘ Nope.
George H. W. BushI think Hillary Clinton could do whatever she puts her mind to. I really do. She’s incredibly dedicated to public service, she is smart as a whip, and she’s effective.
Kamala HarrisI didn’t leave bodybuilding until I felt that I had gone as far as I could go. It will be the same with my film career. When I feel the time is right, I will then consider public service. I feel that the highest honor comes from serving people and your country.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerI have been very happy in the House of Representatives.
George H. W. BushI just don’t believe in the basic concept that someone should make their whole career in public service.
Dan QuayleElections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might discourage politicians from being big spenders.
Thomas SowellThe ballot is stronger than the bullet.
Abraham LincolnIf you just needed the skills to pass the bar, two years would be enough. But if you think of law as a learned profession, then a third year is an opportunity for, on the one hand, public service and practice experience, but on the other, also to take courses that round out the law that you didn’t have time to do.
Ruth Bader GinsburgOne of the best predictors of policy around is Thomas Ferguson’s investment theory of politics, as he calls it – very outstanding political economist – which essentially – I mean, to say it in a sentence, he describes elections as occasions in which groups of investors coalesce and invest to control the state.
Noam ChomskyNo man should be in politics unless he would honestly rather not be there.
Henry AdamsYou can’t divorce religious belief and public service I’ve never detected any conflict between God’s will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other.
Jimmy CarterNowadays, politically, everybody is promising everything. That’s the only way you can get elected.
Clint EastwoodAs a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, I know that the men and women of our intelligence community put their lives on the line every day, and they do very dangerous work to keep our country safe.
Kamala HarrisNo part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of elections.
Winston ChurchillPublic health service should be as fully organized and as universally incorporated into our governmental system as is public education. The returns are a thousand fold in economic benefits, and infinitely more in reduction of suffering and promotion of human happiness.
Herbert HooverI don’t think I would run for president.
DJ KhaledI like policy. It’s why I decided to enter government. The other thing I like about government – you have good days, you have bad days, but you never have a boring day, and that’s important to me.
John KennedyIt is no secret that I believe my son, Attorney General Beau Biden would make a great United States Senator – just as I believe he has been a great Attorney General. But Beau has made it clear from the moment he entered public life, that any office he sought, he would earn on his own.
Joe Biden