Eric Swalwell Quotes

I believe that all people that are successful should pay back their cities, their states, their towns, our country.

My dad was a city councilman and a county commissioner, so I grew up involved and engaged in the political process.

I think there are few things more patriotic than taking the time to make your country a better place.

For me, getting young people engaged in politics and public service is really one of the most fun things that I get to do.

There had to be something more important than me being comfortable, me being OK, and me being that one person that made it from Stockton. That's why I decided to run for city council in 2012.

Elective office is one of many ways to serve the community and the country. It's one that I would consider at some point.

If there were ever an opportunity for me to represent people of this country in the place that I live, it would be an honor to do it, and I would never close the door on that.

Having seen my mom in community volunteer work my whole life and in Congress for 25 years, it is true as she often says that she sees her service as an extension of her role as a mother and a grandmother.

I got elected as the mayor of Philadelphia and yes I am black. But my responsibility is to all the citizens of the city.

I am proud to represent people who care so deeply about their communities. Their perseverance and strength only motivates me more as their representative in Congress.

The most important political office is that of the private citizen.

How could I remain a spectator while Singapore faces such complex challenges? How could I not step forward when I know I have more to contribute to the country we all worked to build?

All I know is, I think I would like to continue to do public service.

I am privileged to be able to work for the people of Hawaii in whatever capacity.

I was raised to believe that we all have a civic duty and a responsibility as Americans to improve our neighborhoods and our nation.

I'm very old-fashioned in some ways because of my father, who thought that being a public servant was an honor. Everyone must find a capacity in which they can serve, because we all benefit from society.

My ministry's always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.

I think I've been a great citizen.

I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think anyone should put public service out of the question because that's not what a good citizen does.

My passion for service came from my parents, and my community involvement began at a very young age, when I volunteered with the local Chamber of Commerce in Lowell, MA to help revitalize our city.

Our calling is not just within the walls of the congregation, but we are part of the life and community in which our condition resides.

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.

When I decided to run for Congress, I saw it as an opportunity to serve the South Jersey community that had become my home after signing to play for the Philadelphia Eagles. I didn't choose public service out of political ambition or a desire for power, and never once thought of making a career of it.

I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service.

This idea that once you get into politics... you are now signed up for lifelong duty being in elective office, makes a fundamental error - and that is believing that the only way you can hold progressive views and implement them is in elective office.