Tobias Lutke Quotes

If you really believe in a cause, let the cause speak for itself. And if you, by your personality, are damaging that cause, if you really believe in it, you step aside.

I want no presidency; I want to do my duty. No denunciations here, or out of this House, can deflect me a single inch from going directly at what I aim, and that is, the good of the country. I have always acted upon it, and I will always act upon it.

I think I made a lot of sacrifices.

If you feel very deeply about something, it's not possible to sacrifice your integrity about that.

If you make the choice to serve the public, public service, then serve the public, not yourself.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

What I'm guilty of is trying the hardest and giving 100 percent of myself and putting my heart and soul into representing the people of Staten Island and Brooklyn.

If I've learned one thing in life, it's: Stand for something or you'll fall for anything.

It is the solemn obligation of a leader always to be a leader. Even when - perhaps especially when - you don't feel like being a leader.

I have practically no private life. I'm already used to this and ready for it. Yes, sometimes it is hard, but it is the choice I made.

With the power of conviction, there is no sacrifice.

A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

I have little shame, no dignity - all in the name of a better cause.

It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.

Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death.

In the military, I learned that 'leadership' means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough, important assignments.

I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.

My health may be better preserved if I exert myself less, but in the end doesn't each person give his life for his calling?

Commitment means that it is possible for a man to yield the nerve center of his consent to a purpose or cause, a movement or an ideal, which may be more important to him than whether he lives or dies.

You're not really ready to live unless you know what you're willing to die for.

If I end up disgraced in a ditch somewhere, but it helps the country, it will still be worth it.

I promise you that during my life, I was more concerned about not letting people down, about doing my part, than I was ever into what it did for me.

I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.

We have given up office, but not our responsibility to serve the nation. We have lost an election, but not our determination.

We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.