Dan Quayle Quotes

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

I think public service is a calling and you do it as long as the things that brought you into the office can continue getting you up in the morning and as long as there's still work to get done.

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.

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.

I was born into public service.

I grew up assuming that I would be in public service. I never planned to be in business.

The truth is, through all these years of public service, the 'service' part has always come easier to me than the 'public' part.

I feel like I have had the most amazing life in my public service.

My view is that I'm best able to serve my state and my country where I am.

As a matter of fact, even when I finished law school, I had no notion of public service then.

Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation.

I have a lifelong devotion to public service.

I've been so blessed to be part of a family that has dedicated its life to public service.

Growing up, I was encouraged to get a good education, get a real job doing something I enjoyed, and, should the opportunity present itself, consider public service as just that: a chance to serve, not an end in itself.

If one of my boys was asking me if they should go into politics, I'd say there's only one reason to go into public life and that's to help people.

I have always told anyone who would listen that I was available for more public service.

Having been given that public trust, we have a responsibility to share with the public.

I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think anyone should put public service out of the question because that's not what a good citizen does.

I've always had this core belief in public service. Even before I became a citizen, I volunteered in the Army.

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

It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant.

Public service used to be the highest of callings, until people like Madame Voldemort vilified it.

I've dedicated my life to public service, and I feel it's still a noble profession. However, I also understand it's a contact sport.

My whole life has been dedicated to public service.

Whatever you may think of Mrs. Clinton as a character, I think she believes quite strongly in public service.