Rand Paul Quotes

It's not really the job of a public servant to inspire, but to get the job that the people demand done. The Democrats think that if they have hope and are inspired, things will get better, but they actually won't.

Every cook or every laborer cannot govern the state.

What motivated me to dedicate myself to public service for nearly two-thirds of my life was the chance to produce results for those people who entrusted me to be their voice and their champion.

The most important political office is that of the private citizen.

My motivation for running for Senate was not for the stature of being a senator, but because I wanted to make a difference on issues I feel passionate about.

When it comes to helping make the country strong, we in Congress have an important role to play.

My decision to look seriously at elected office is grounded in a deep commitment to public service and my experience - both my own and that of my family - in finding just, practical, and bipartisan solutions to difficult challenges.

Politicians are probably the most underrated people in our society.

The unique thing about our country is that we don't get behind politicians, politicians get behind us.

I'm married to Senator Vincent Hughes of Pennsylvania, so I always am speaking my mind. I remember, growing up, my parents were always involved in what was going on in the community, and their involvement helped me in so many different ways and other people within our community.

A government as good as the people.

The government's duties are to support the people on the one hand and to protect them on the other ... plans for livelihood become plans for the national defense.

We enter parliament in order to supply ourselves, in the arsenal of democracy, with its own weapons…. If democracy is so stupid as to give us free tickets and salaries for this … work, that is its affair.

No, I look at the senators and pray for the country!

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

I feel lucky that I get the privilege of serving in the Senate.

The reason why I'm in Parliament is not really to see my colleagues win power; it is to see us at last in a position where we can give it up.

I love representing Minnesota in the Senate.

I've been a city councilman and mayor. I've been a lieutenant governor and governor and now, in the Senate, serve on the Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committee. So I'm a utility player. I just want to do everything I can to make sure A) we win and that B) the presidency of Hillary Clinton is fantastic.

In short, that politicians do or don't have families should no longer have any bearing on their abilities to hold office or to care more or less about the future of the country.

I left my business to run for the Senate because I believe the government needs to run more like a business.

I ran for public office to do something good.

The first lesson of politics or, at least, democracy is that it is a government by the people and for the people, isn't it? What makes the person a big leader or a big name is only what the person has done for the people.

Even through sports, I have been serving the country. But later, I want to join politics.

My mother knows struggle and has taught me how to lead with compassion, the compassion that should be required for every representative on every level of government.