Kelly Ayotte Quotes

I am extremely privileged to serve Rhode Island in the United States Senate, and that is my only goal and aspiration.

We were all elected to try to improve the lives of our constituents.

The state must be the first to be organized and totally committed to serving the interests of the people.

Taking care of people is the duty of every politician.

It's our duty in Congress to bring the voices of our communities to Washington.

I have stood up and I have represented my constituents to the best of my abilities, and I'm very proud of that.

I am not the President. Instead, I hold an even higher office, that of citizen of the United States.

I think we need politicians; we need people who want to serve.

Except for the title 'father,' there is no title, including 'vice president,' that I am more proud to wear than that of United States senator.

You ought to serve on the platform you run on.

During my two terms serving the good people of New Hampshire's First District, I always worked for what I call the bottom 99% of Americans, and I never forgot that public office is a public trust.

Citizenship consists in the service of the country.

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.

I believe Congress has a duty to do so as well; not simply as a body of legislators, but more importantly as a community of friends, neighbors, parents and Americans.

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

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 our duty to watch over the actions and activities of this government and to insist that, in words as well as in deeds, the interests of our constituency primarily and of the Nation ultimately are served.

Eustis has republican principle enough to admire rotation-in-office, and patriotism enough to serve his country as collector of customs at Boston. Dearborn is equally patriotic but not just now so much an admirer of rotation. This principle is, indeed, more congenial to republicans out of than to those in office.

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.

He serves his party best who serves the county best.

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

I love representing Minnesota in the Senate.

I am proud to be a member of the Congress of the United States.

I am deeply honored and humbled to represent the people of Hawai'i and will continue to do my best to bring the spirit of aloha to our nation's capital.

A crowd of persons came in as soon as my office was opened. Among them were several ladies who called to pay their respects. None who called had any business of more importance than an ardent desire to serve their country, provided they could be appointed to a good office. As I has none of these to dispose of, they were, of course, disappointed.