Stacey Abrams Quotes

I don't want to come to Washington to be just another vote. I want to lead on issues that are important.

I'm not going to lie to you: being Speaker of the State Assembly is the best job I've ever had in my entire career. But you know, I got into politics 'cause I wanted to make a difference, and I was always raised that one person could make a difference.

In a Democracy, look how many … many powerful Orators there are with the people.

The first lesson of politics or, at least, democracy is that it is a government by the people and for the people, isn't it? What makes the person a big leader or a big name is only what the person has done for the people.

Reading a teleprompter is not what makes you presidential. It's your actions that you take, and it's democracy.

I'm not a journalist or a politician or an activist.

At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people.

I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best I can with this administration until the time shall come for me to turn it over to somebody else.

I used to do some philanthropic work, but with the political platform, I can contribute in a bigger way.

I always saw politics as an expansion of my role as a mom.

I'm glad that Singaporeans were receptive to my message and have elected me to serve as their president.

I came into politics because I wished to change things. You can't do that by lying to people; you have to educate, and persuade, and carry them with you - and it's often a long haul.

Any politician is to a certain degree a mentor. They preach something.

Words are the basic tools, if you are a writer.

I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy.

The principles behind explaining and educating the product or the elected official is similar, even though the actual execution of it is very, very different.

My family has been in politics a long time in Los Angeles. We very much believe we are elected to represent the people. I mean, I am to give voice to, you know, the over half a million people I represent in my congressional district. I mean, that's the way it works.

Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government.

I am a very lucky guy. I can testify before Congress. I can raise funds. I can raise awareness.

I love the power of words - no music or special effects - and I want to demonstrate that power.

I am a part of the political process whether the multinational forces are present or not. Politics is serving the people, not chairs and positions.

Politics is about accountability, it is about leadership, it is about courage.

While not all politicians are statesmen, all statesmen are politicians.

I cannot run the political machine. I have enough on my hands without that. It is the people's business.

Our democracy is only as good as the people who are willing to step up and run for office.