Chris Whittle Quotes

Going back to high school and college, I believed I would be involved in public service. I literally could not conceptualize anything else.

My mom raised me with the idea of doing public service, and I definitely want to go in that direction. But I also want to follow in my dad's entrepreneurial footsteps.

I've found my sweet spot here in public service.

I think my mom and dad knew from the very beginning that I was destined to go into public service.

I'm very goal-oriented. I do see myself doing something in public service.

Public service is a core value for people of my generation.

I grew up to believe in public service. It is in the core of who I am.

My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.

I have a lifelong devotion to public service.

All I know is, I think I would like to continue to do public service.

What drives people to public service is a sense of possibility. If you haven't sensed that possibility you don't get started in the same way, you don't feel you can have an impact.

If I want to continue to build the kind of effort we have with Do Something, being in a public office would help. I wouldn't rule it out, but it's not something I feel determined to do.

I'd like to have another opportunity to serve. I believe in service. I enjoy it. I also like coming and going, you know, because I think that my private-sector life has contributed to how I think about public-sector challenges and what I do in the public sector.

I just don't believe in the basic concept that someone should make their whole career in public service.

I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is not just a way of life, it is a way to live fully.

When you go into public service, you understand you're trading something. You want to feel good about what you do, but you're not going to make what people in private sector make.

Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.

I was born into public service.

My feeling is, if you're going to be called a celebrity, you might as well use it for some good. It's better to testify for school lunches in front of Congress than get drunk in a bar somewhere and misbehave.

Political service is important because it's about helping others help themselves. That was engrained in me from a young child.

I was raised in a family dedicated to public service.

I am drawn to public service.

I'm most interested in public service. I think that's something that I got from being part of my family, which is such an honor.

Having seen my mom in community volunteer work my whole life and in Congress for 25 years, it is true as she often says that she sees her service as an extension of her role as a mother and a grandmother.

I have always encouraged my restaurant operators and team members to give back to the local community.