John Breaux Quotes

I am doing the job with the mentality that I am going to be here a long time and I hope that I am.

My firm belief is that people who aspire to public service should have the best advice up front, as they decide whether to run and the people decide whether to support them.

The best way to have your people be happy and satisfied is to earn the right to have them come back to work for you the next day, knowing that there are tons of other places.

This was the first time a woman in Dallas had won public office of any kind - even women questioned whether or not I was qualified, whether or not I could take it.

At the bare minimum, you need to be in your position for a year before you ask for a raise or title change.

When you hire good people, and you provide good jobs and good wages and a career, good things are going to happen.

I've been offered a couple of shows that have been very successful, but they weren't right for me. It has to be something I could be excited about for a long time.

Today, a skilled manager makes more than the owner. And owners fight each other to get the skilled managers.

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 when you've been in office for a long time, you have a record, and that record is fair game.

I even believe in helping an employer function more productively. For then, we will have a claim to higher wages, shorter hours, and greater participation in the benefits of running a smooth industrial machine.

I have a feeling I will work for a long, long time. I like it a lot... and I don't know. I just have a feeling that I'm going to be one of those people who go on for ever.

In the coming days, I know there will be some reflecting on my time as mayor. Many of you will search to find what's behind my decision. It's simple. I have always believed that every person, especially public officials, must understand when it is time to move on. For me, that time is now.

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.

Home Depot has never hired one human being for minimum wage, not one. We have always paid a premium over minimum wage.

The wonderful thing about being a New York Times columnist is that it's like a Supreme Court appointment - they're stuck with you for a long time.

For a long time, I was a career woman and that was it.

Five years is a long time to play one part.

I don't want to be one of those guys where I go there and wait a long time before I become a starter.

My whole purpose really is to try to help working families to find better jobs and get better benefits and look out for the little guy.

When you work somewhere and you feel comfortable, you don't want to leave. You want to stay there forever.

It stands to reason: Higher wages means higher loyalty and morale, which means higher productivity, which means a more profitable business.

It’s hard to have a better job than the government, where you really do have an opportunity to have a broad reaching impact. Very few private sector jobs are going to offer you that.

Governor of Louisiana By the Grace of the People

People always say it is carefree leaving officialdom, but actually they do want to keep the position.