Ilhan Omar Quotes

I am humbled and grateful for the four years the people of the state of Nevada have given me as governor and I am proud of the work we all did.

As a state senator and then a congressman, I've had the privilege of trying to do good things for people to whom I owe so much and can never fully repay.

It is a privilege to serve the country in the United States Senate and serve the people of New Hampshire. I wake up every day with a sense of purpose.

Serving the people of Arkansas' 2nd District is the honor of a lifetime, and I'm grateful for the opportunity I have been given by my fellow Arkansans.

I'm not serving in office because I desperately needed 99 new friends in the U.S. Senate.

I will leave the U.S. Congress when the term for which I was elected expires in January 2011 and return to the practice of law with a sense of duty fulfilled.

I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.

My dad was a congressman, and he taught me at a very early age, 'They voted for me, they view me as theirs, and I am.' Our family's phone in Memphis was always listed. It rang all day and all night.

I loved being governor. It was a blast. Eight years was enough. But it was certainly one of the greatest thrills in my life to be able to serve the people of Florida. I miss that from time to time.

Serving in Congress is the great honor of my professional life. I am deeply grateful to the people of the 4th Congressional District for placing their trust in me.

Serving in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime.

When you nominate for a seat, the expectation is that you serve that district and serve that seat if you are elected.

The only problem with running for office is, once you are elected you have to serve.

Duty, gratitude, interest, ambition itself, are the cords by which they [the Federal representatives] will be bound to fidelity and sympathy with the great mass of the people.

I love serving in the government. I love serving in the Senate.

I am very proud of my public record and the many accomplishments of my office. It has been a tremendous honor to represent the 6th District of Texas for over three decades, but now it is time to step aside and let there be a new voice.

I'm very happy where I am: I'm a senator from Ohio.

It's incredibly flattering to be a U.S. senator, which I want to stay at for a long time.

I never thought I would end up being the Senator from New York.

I may be leaving the Senate, but the next chapter in my public service is just beginning.

I thank the voters of Upstate N.Y. for this privilege to serve and pledge to continue to work tirelessly on their behalf in this final term.

I was on the elections committee in my last session in the state House of Representatives.

My husband is very fortunate to be part of the government. It is a great honor and privilege, and in no way is his work, or my part in this, any kind of sacrifice.

I am honored to have been chosen by Gov. Scott to serve Floridians as their lieutenant governor.

I am humbled by the opportunity to serve the people of West Tennessee, but I never intended to become a career politician.