Scarlett Johansson Quotes

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

Those who do not serve the public interest should not hold a public license.

It's about being a voice in the community. There's so many ways to be a voice, and that's what I'm figuring out.

I've always been interested in political service and community advocacy.

I'm intrigued by being in public office.

If you don't like public service, don't run for office.

I probably got from my mom a passion for public policy and and civic involvement.

Healthy skepticism is necessary to the continuation of our democracy. When it turns to paranoia, it becomes destructive. American history has alternated between the two .... A nation where cynicism toward government prevails cannot function effectively.

You can't be a public affairs specialist if you're actually working on the public's affairs.

Political involvement is more than a game.

As a matter of general sound public policy, I am very certain that there is a requirement that where a public official is under inquiry or investigation, especially an elected official, and it appears that his scale of living or the total of his bank deposits far exceeds the public salary which he is known to receive, he, the elected public official, owes a positive public duty to the community to give a reasonable or credible explanation of the sources of the deposits, or the source which enables him to maintain a scale of living beyond the amount of his salary.

How many thousands pronounce boldly on the affairs of the public whom God nor men never qualified for such judgment?

Some States just have a good political culture. It’s not all greed driven.

Common carriers exercise a sort of public office, and have duties to perform in which the public is interested.... Their business is, therefore, affected with a public interest

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues ….

Recently, more athletes have been speaking up on political issues, a change from the old days when the only political issue that mattered to 99 percent of them was which candidate was most likely to lower their taxes.

I've worked since taking a newspaper route at age 9 and served as a prosecutor, a planning commissioner, a city councilman, and a congressman to pay back some of what my community and nation gave me.

I think public life for me has a slightly didactic role, OK.

I've always wanted to be an advocate.

We are not apathetic in this country.

I believe that politicians have a public trust to further debates about important issues. I firmly believe that every public debate holds the prospect of enlightenment.

Especially among journalists, politics is not a pursuit that's held in high esteem. We tend to be cynical about it - but I actually believe in democracy.

It is my right and my duty as a politician to speak about the problems in our country.

I think my mom exposed me to the concept of using your voice for anything you care about.

I'm doing a good job in Washington.