Navjot Singh Sidhu Quotes

I was one of the first 18-year-olds in the United States elected to public office right after 18-year-olds got the right to vote back in the early '70s. I ran for the Board of Education.

I will not ever run for political office. I can assure you.

My respect for politicians has increased. It's hard work - even hard physical work.

As I stated shortly after retiring from the U.S. Army and first pursuing a seat in Congress in 2010, I planned to self-impose term limits.

People often complain that celebrities after joining politics are not seen once the polls are over. But I am not like them. I would work for development.

I was also a congressman. I had decided to run for office and had become a congressman with Queen Latifah.

I have said that I'm not running and I'm having a great time being pres — being a first-term senator.

No doubt that he will make an excellent senator.

If you will trust me with your vote, you can count on me to take those values to Washington.

In the political realm, when I say I'm going to give everything, that means I'll represent the people to the best of my ability.

I didn't think I was ever going to run for office.

I was never in politics before I contested the Lok Sabha by-elections after my father's death.

I definitely envision myself in politics at some point.

I am joining politics for sure.

I've never listed my education degree as why people should vote for me. I think the average person is thinking more about what I've accomplished in my professional career and what I've accomplished in my career as a legislator.

Since young age, I am in politics.

Elected office was never intended to become its own industry; it was to be filled with common men who, by way of still having jobs and families back home, maintained the connection to the problems of average, everyday people and thus could better serve.

Elective office is one of many ways to serve the community and the country. It's one that I would consider at some point.

I was appointed to the Senate, and it has been my job to serve in the Senate and then to earn the vote of Minnesotans.

I am humbled by the opportunity to serve the people of West Tennessee, but I never intended to become a career politician.

I have been blessed, working both at the local level on a community school board, the state assembly, four years in the state senate, and now almost 12 years in the House of Representatives.

I love politics, love government, and I definitely want to stay involved. But I don't know if I'd ever want to run for office.

I spent 20 years working for the trade union movement before becoming a Labour MP. I'm proud to have done both jobs.

I decided to run for Congress because when I was approached as a community leader, I felt that one of the things that spoke to me most was the constituent services.

I never thought I would run for office.