Rodney Frelinghuysen Quotes

As I assume my responsibilities as your representative, I wish to assure you of my loyalty and devotions, as well of my determination to serve you and the people of Canada to the utmost of my abilities.

If you make the choice to serve the public, public service, then serve the public, not yourself.

May the spirit of devotion to duty which inspires us always dominate this Committee's conferences!

I can't miss a night's work and let my public down.

[President] McKinley gave [Lt. Andrew Sommers] Rowan a letter to be delivered to [General Calixto] Garcia: Rowan took the letter and did not ask, "Where is he at?" By the eternal, there is a man whose form should be cast in deathless bronze and the statue placed in every college in the land. It is not book learning that young men need, nor instruction about this and that, but a stiffening of the vertebrae which will cause them to be loyal to a trust to act promptly, concentrate their energies, do the thing—"carry a message to Garcia.

I represent whomever I work for.

When this country makes a commitment, we see it through.

Holding It Down

There may be some people in the country who forget to perform their duty. You should set an example by doing your job with honesty and faithfulness.

I wanted to do well for me and for Maura. It is bigger than me. I have a responsibility. It's incumbent upon me to do Maura the best I can.

My obligation is to the movie audiences.

The people respect and believe in men who fulfill their duty.

You can't walk away from your responsibilities and commitments.

I am dedicated to my work, my voters and my family.

Irrespective of the tasks given to me, I have done my best to discharge my duties.

When you're on a good team, you just want to do your part and know that they trust you.

I have a track record of accepting my party's decisions. I do whatever work is given to me with determination. That's all.

In carrying out every aspect of our work, CIA officers are guided by a professional ethos that is the sum of our abiding principles, core values, and highest aspirations. These include service, integrity, excellence, courage, teamwork, and stewardship. Sacrifice, too, is an inescapable part of our mission.

I just try to do the things I'm asked to do.

As soon as I wear this badge, it's really important for myself to focus on England and nothing else.

If the team needs you, you need to sacrifice.

People make mistakes along the way. Cricket means I may not always be there for everyone all the time. But when I take the field for my country, I know there are a lot of people I am representing.

Commitments, not feelings, hold life together.

Commitment is making a choice to follow through or to honor. Engagement and guarantee - we all love guarantees in life. Making a commitment, whether it's for something like climate change or to my family, or even to my fans - what that means to me is, whether on paper or verbally or spiritually, making a promise to guarantee that I will fulfill whatever agreement we have.

Words are for those with promises to keep.