Jon Tester Quotes

I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions.

Voters will decide how they want to be governed.

I never had asked, and never should ask, the vote of any person for any office.

Voting for a politician is very different then saying you like somebody or don't like somebody.

Politics is a process, and there has to be a continual conversation between those who govern and those who give their consent to be governed.

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.

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.

People are what this election is all about.

Here's to democracy. May we get the government we deserve.

The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.

Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, exercises a public trust.

As important as issues are, as important as money is ..., you've got to have good candidates.

Democratic processes require time.

While not all politicians are statesmen, all statesmen are politicians.

Americans take part in political activities because they believe that by doing so they can influence government decisions

Politics is about explanations.

No one you'd really like to see in public office has the bad taste to run.

Honestly, if you are going to run for public office, I think it's incumbent... to speak up.

There is a paradox in politics that what it takes to get elected is not necessarily what it takes to govern, and my feeling is that trying to control things too much feels icky to me.

Voters go into the ballot box with big ideas in their mind: leadership, change, experience, hope.

Leadership is important in politics.

Look, the people will elect the government they think best.

AAP's Punjab Convener is not a rubber stamp.

I believe a democracy needs men and women of conviction in its positions of leadership in order for us to succeed. That's the subject of 'A Perfect Candidate,' a film I made 20 years ago about Oliver North and Charles Robb.

We'd be very happy to work with any government of the day which the people in India elect.