Sherrod Brown Quotes

I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be a part of our political system. It is a remarkable privilege to participate in this system of ours.

I'm blessed to represent Florida in the United States Senate.

No-one is forced to stand for Parliament; no-one is compelled to become a minister. If you take on those roles, which are great privileges, you also take on big responsibilities.

I think we need politicians; we need people who want to serve.

All I wanted was to be involved in politics and government.

I enjoyed my stay in the Congress. Most people do not. And too many people who have been elected really don't understand the nature of government.

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

I am extremely privileged to serve Rhode Island in the United States Senate, and that is my only goal and aspiration.

A Senate seat is a terrible thing to waste.

Being a member of Congress is a hard job but it's an uplifting job.

Senators here were elected to the Senate and not to the caucus ... great questions of this sort should be debated in public and decided in public.

Somebody is going to be making the laws for this entire country. It could be you. Will it be you?

I love serving in the government. I love serving in the Senate.

When I ran for the Senate, I ran to bring change to Washington, not simply to become a woman senator.

I'm very proud and happy to be serving the people of Arkansas and the Senate, and I look forward to continue to serve them.

I pinch myself because of the understanding that I've been blessed with a real rare opportunity that few Americans ever get - to serve their government and their people at this level.

I've always been intrigued by the Senate, and admired many of the people who have served there.

Being speaker has afforded me a unique opportunity to serve parliament, for which I am immensely grateful.

In politics, the leaders are supposed to work and work.

The job of an elected official is to communicate, to talk with constituents, to talk with the people of America, and I think Alexandria is excellent at doing that.

The CDU is willing to continue to take responsibility for our country. We want to do justice to the government mandate.

I'm a better American than 99% of the guys in the White House.

A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.

As taxpayers, we pay our elected officials to serve the people and protect our state and our interests.

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.