Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

I was born into public service.

I believe that engaging in the political process is part of being a good person.

My life has told me that I do owe another human being. I owe him part of my life. That's why I'm in politics.

Political action is the highest responsibility of a citizen.

I think more people are engaged in the issues I want to talk about.

Religious people should be very active if they believe that the world belongs to God, and politics is a very important part of the world, then they must participate in political affairs because they are alive. And if they don't act neither as the leaven or the salt or the light, then things can go horribly badly wrong.

Individuals in a university - students, faculty, staff - can choose to become politically engaged, and a free university should foster a climate in which those are natural choices.

Every citizen, scientists included, has some obligation to be involved in public affairs and politics.

I'm not a politician by profession. I am a citizen who decided I had to be personally involved.

I'm a very community-oriented person.

Being an MP for a place you love is an extraordinary gift.

I wasn't planning on becoming a politician. I was incredibly fulfilled in my role at PATH.

Honestly, I'm not a big activism or politic guy. I wouldn't say I'm super educated in that stuff, and I feel like I shouldn't speak on things that I don't understand too much.

Both of my children - my daughter Caroline, a public school teacher, and my son Elliot, an Army Ranger - are dedicating their lives to public service; thus, they have inspired my own decision to run for Congress.

We need to encourage young women to run for office and become civic leaders in their own communities.

One hopes that good, sensible and brave people will continue to go into public life at all levels.

There's social media where people's politics are out there, they're forwarding articles and seem engaged, but it's only online. We tweet and pat ourselves on the back, thinking we have done something, said we're interested, but it needs more work.

My dad really loves and really helps his country, so I think leading the country would be the best thing for Liberia.

My point is you've been given a powerful blessing in life in this country to be able to vote and to be able to sit on the jury, so come equipped.

We cannot comfort ourselves with the idea that young people will take a greater interest in our politics as they establish themselves in a job, in their communities or in their family life.

If I am elected to Congress, I will put the interests of our community first, and I will actively seek input and respond to it.

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

I think you'll see a lot more people in the Valley get more involved in politics.

I have struggled in life and this has made me sensitive towards the needs of others. Politics gives you the opportunity to really do something.

As I get older and more tuned in to a community or an area, I see myself getting more involved. Not that I see myself running for office, but more involved in local issues.