Shelley Berkley Quotes

At the end of the day, there's not an office complex anywhere on these grounds that I wouldn't be honored to have as a sitting member of Congress.

I want to thank the people of Texas for asking me to represent them in Washington.

I love representing Minnesota in the Senate.

I was elected by the good people of Fort George for another five-year term, and I certainly intend to continue serving them in this, my seventh term as a member of the House of Representatives.

I was elected to represent my district, not to predict the future.

I want to let everybody know that I'm from there, and country is Tuskegee. Or should I say rather, my country is Tuskegee. I was born and raised there, it's not just someplace I passed through one day.

Athens is a great place for me. It is my second home. It's where I won my first world championship medal, it's where I set my world record.

I was elected to the Diet in the same way as at every parliamentary election.

New York is in my DNA.

Akron, Ohio, is my home. I will always be here. I'm still working out at my old high school.

Serving in Congress is the great honor of my professional life. I am deeply grateful to the people of the 4th Congressional District for placing their trust in me.

I am slightly shocked to have gone as far as I have.

I hope to continue to be serving South Dakota in Congress.

We represent people, and any good congressperson wants to know how their people at home feel about issues. I can tell you for sure in our office that is taken into account, and that is true for any congresspersons I know.

It has been the greatest privilege of my adult and public life to have served, for 32 years, as the Member of Parliament for our local Highlands and Islands communities.

The people of Florida's 2nd Congressional District said, 'Steve, go up there and fight to change the culture in Washington.' I've taken their instructions very seriously.

I love Irvine. That's my 'hood. I went to USC and used to come home every weekend. It's in my comfort zone.

It's very, very special for me. This is where I've grown up, it's my home, and winning the Monaco Grand Prix is the highlight of any racing driver's career and for me a childhood dream. It being my home makes it all the more special, unbelievable.

I am not in Washington as a statesman. I am there as a very well paid messenger boy doing your errands. My chief occupation is going around with a forked stick picking up little fragments of patronage for my constituents.

Personally, I'm incredibly lucky to represent the 10th district of Illinois, which stretches from the edges of Cook county all the way north along Lake Michigan to the borders of Wisconsin. From the lake all the way west to Fox Lake. It's an incredible district.

I'm an elected politician. If you don't agree with me, vote for somebody else.

I never thought I would end up being the Senator from New York.

You can't go to Washington as a congressman and a senator and expect to make a difference all at once. You have to earn your way.

It takes time for 700,000 people to get to know their congressman.

Representing the people of Welwyn Garden City makes me intensely proud.