Tipper Gore Quotes

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

There are a lot of ways to serve and only one is being president.

I would not run for president. I really like what I'm doing now. People say I'm giving them energy and hope.

At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people.

Since 9/11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs.

After PepsiCo, I do want to go to Washington. I want to give back.

I used to do some philanthropic work, but with the political platform, I can contribute in a bigger way.

I always saw politics as an expansion of my role as a mom.

I'm not going to lie to you: being Speaker of the State Assembly is the best job I've ever had in my entire career. But you know, I got into politics 'cause I wanted to make a difference, and I was always raised that one person could make a difference.

As America knows, Obama turned down the lucrative career path guaranteed to the first African-American president of The Harvard Law Review to pursue the missions of service and teaching instead. The potential rewards for our country, now that that early choice has led him into the White House, are enormous.

I read upon the subject and grew more and more interested, and after a time I became a member of the National Board, and had duties and responsibilities that kept me busy after my day's work was done.

I value public service and I'm relatively good at organizing political causes.

Going back to high school and college, I believed I would be involved in public service. I literally could not conceptualize anything else.

I was always complaining that there weren't enough good people going into public service, so I figured I had to get behind someone I found so compelling.

I'm a civic busybody and I've been blessed with an active career.

When I grew up, and I think about City Council, I look at the men and women then - these were people who just wanted to be a part of the community and give something back. They weren't necessarily trying to use it as a steppingstone to something else. I looked up to those people.

Be a President. Don't try to be a lawyer.

Once you've been a mayor, you look to try to get things done.

When you travel and when you campaign, people tell you their problems. You see the problems and you become aware of them and you talk about them every day. And so you feel the responsibility for doing something about them.

For me, the passions and issues I care so much about are ones that lend themselves to work whether you're in government or outside of government.

I was in civil society long before I was ever in politics or my husband was ever even elected president.

I'm very goal-oriented. I do see myself doing something in public service.

Honestly, I'm interested in politics; I'm interested in giving back in some form, performing some sort of civic duty. But I'm not exploring a run for governor or senator or anything along those lines. I'm focused on running Disney.

I ran for public office to do something good.

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