Harlan Ellison Quotes

I'm just a person. I'm not anything!

I have never imagined being or wished to be chosen as something important in the world.

I'm not saving anybody's life, I'm not a teacher, I'm not working for UNICEF. I don't think I'm some big deal.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

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

I never expected to be anybody important.

What would anyone want to write about me for? I'm just an old lady.

Our job, which Congress gave us, was to protect consumers. That work needs to be done in our communities for people regardless of what happens with elections, regardless of what happens with particular people and particular offices, and that is something that I have tried to stress at my agency.

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

I'm just a small guy.

All I can tell Ashoke Pandit is that I don't go tom-tomming my work; all my social activities are for the betterment of my city and country.

There is nothing that special to see when looking at me.

I'm still a small shrimp, not a dragon.

My father spent all those years building his brand. I happen to be his namesake, and I also happen to be the president of the largest Christian university. I think I have a responsibility to be a good citizen. The least I can do is to lend my name and whatever influence I have to make a difference politically.

I am a person who cares deeply about what is happening in the country, and for me, in most ways since getting out of the service, at least, politics has been the way in which I see myself best serving and trying to make things better.

I have a self-deprecating sense of humor, so I knock myself.

I am happy in Bollywood, but I am contesting elections to solve problems of people, as they have trust in me.

Of course I'm happy when people mention his name and mine in the same breath. It's like a dream. But I know they are overpraising 'Your Name' because I am absolutely not at Miyazaki's level. Honestly, I really don't want Miyazaki to see it because he will see all its flaws.

It's good to learn and be engaged and listen to people, see what's going on. But that's not the motivator: if I was a political person, I'd have gone into politics.

Some people are amazed at my brain, but really it's nothing.

I never claimed to be anything more than a nice guy and an athlete.

That might sound shocking to some - and don't worry, I don't see myself as a king.

This is essential that we have a resurgence in democratic participation. And I don't mean big-D Democrat, I mean small-D democrat. I mean getting involved in your neighborhood, your community. This is no time to say, "I'm not into politics." This is a time to go headlong into the welfare of this nation.

I have spent my entire life working to make my community and my country better. And I can't wait to get inside the courtroom to tell my story.

I don’t look at myself as the mayor, I look at myself as just a normal, regular person.