Tulsi Gabbard Quotes

I really don't think of power. I think more of service to the people of my state.

If one of my boys was asking me if they should go into politics, I'd say there's only one reason to go into public life and that's to help people.

It is the responsibility, I think, of anybody in elected office to look for opportunities to help serve their people.

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'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.

I have always told anyone who would listen that I was available for more public service.

It's been a great privilege to serve the people of Pennsylvania.

When I decided to run for Congress, I saw it as an opportunity to serve the South Jersey community that had become my home after signing to play for the Philadelphia Eagles. I didn't choose public service out of political ambition or a desire for power, and never once thought of making a career of it.

The highest political buzz word is not liberty, equality, fraternity or solidarity; it is service.

You have to tell the people that you want to serve what it is you believe and what you are going to do on their behalf.

I ran for public office to do something good.

I have always been very open about my respect for public service.

I've been blessed with a platform and a voice, and I owe it to myself and my family and our people to use it responsibly.

I'm not a politician. My conscience has brought me before you. Give me a chance to serve you.

It's not just in politics that you can be a servant of the people, you can do it in so many other ways.

I really see the vocation of politics like I see every vocation - whether it's being a reporter or serving in public life or being a plumber - as an extension of ministry.

I was raised in a spirit of the importance of service to your fellow man. My mom is a senator back home in South Africa. My father is a very caring and generous individual.

But despite the challenges, I love being your Mayor.

I have a lifelong devotion to public service.

Are 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.

I've committed myself to serve my constituents in South Shields and I have committed myself to British politics.

I've been so blessed to be part of a family that has dedicated its life to public service.

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

We should all spend some time of our life doing service to our country. To me, I would give up a couple of years.

I appreciate the opportunity to continue to serve the people of our state.