Rob Portman Quotes

My favorite part of the experience of serving in Congress is knowing that my time and effort are spent for the greater good and for the betterment of our nation.

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?

I am confident that I can serve my country without being involved as the president of the country now.

They need to be re-supplied with energy, and that energy comes from asking not what your country can do for you, but from what you can do for your country.

I'm not an ambitious person, there is no ambition in my life. I have a mission in my life. And my mission is to serve my country. And when I am working for my state, it means I am working for my country, or my nation.

If you're asked, you've got to serve - put aside any reservations based on campaign rhetoric... and figure out what's best for the country.

For me politics is an opportunity to serve the country.

I really don't think of power. I think more of service to the people of my state.

For me, any chance to serve Singapore even in its limited capacity... I would be glad to take it up and use it to serve Singaporeans.

My dad really loves and really helps his country, so I think leading the country would be the best thing for Liberia.

I'm not a politician. My conscience has brought me before you. Give me a chance to serve you.

There is a long and honorable tradition of citizens in service to their nation that goes back at least as far as Cincinnatus, the Roman citizen who, more than once answered his country's call, then returned to his farm and his family and his work.

I come from election, I come from the people. I owe gratitude to our people. I do everything for the good of the country and the people.

It is my hope that as South Carolina senators, that we will stand up for what is best and good about our state.

I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.

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

The President of the United States should strive to be always mindful of the fact that he serves his party best who serves his country best.

We should all spend some time of our life doing service to our country. To me, I would give up a couple of years.

Citizenship consists in the service of the country.

I appreciate the opportunity to continue to serve the people of our state.

I've always had this core belief in public service. Even before I became a citizen, I volunteered in the Army.

I know what motivated you was not just a political campaign. It was your love of our country.

Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised.

I think serving your government is the greatest thing in the world.

What I can do for my country, I am willing to do.