Carlos Beruff Quotes

Change very often comes to Washington, not from Washington.

We absolutely have to change the status quo in Washington.

Everyone thinks politics will just go on the way it is. I don't agree.

Politics is repetition. It is not change. Change is something beyond what we call politics. Change is the essence politics is supposed to be the means to bring into being.

Change: In politics, the substitution of one disappointment for another.

Today it is time to give the government a new lease of life and this new phase which is as demanding as it is inspiring requires renovated energy and new faces.

Nothing is so common as to see a political upheaval pass practically unnoticed merely because the names of the leaders and their parties remain the same.

All political action aims at either preservation or change.

Because I really believe that Russia needs a fresh face, a new generation, to be seen on the political stage.

My whole deal is reforming, changing, shaking up Washington. It sure needs it.

I'm not affiliated with Ed Burke, Joe Berrios or anyone else who represents the old, corrupt Chicago way. I am offering voters a complete break from that past and pushing us forward in a way that brings people together and makes government more inclusive.

The best form of government is one that is dying, because that means it’s giving way to something else.

It is an observation of one of the profoundest inquirers into human affairs that a revolution of government is the strongest proof that can be given by a people of their virtue and good sense.

I think that people are tired. They're tired of the same old kind of politics. People want a new tone to politics.

So here's the question: Without a change in leadership, why would the next four years be any different from the last four years?

Uncertainty is normal in the first few days of a new government.

It is simply the truth that the political system that I am part of has degenerated to the point that it needs fundamental change.

And I think Governor Romney has a shot if the 'R' next to his name doesn't just stand for 'Republican,' it stands for 'reformer.'

Now, a lot of people have given up on government. And if you're one of those people, I would ask that you reconsider, because things are changing. Politics is not changing; government is changing.

Conservatives conserve and that is why they became irrelevant.

For sure, the 'Obamania' that's fast taking hold reflects an incredible thirst for change in global politics and, dare I say, a wave of optimism that things can be different.

The next adventure is the government, a government of change.

Many people leave government disillusioned about its ability to achieve change and cynical about politicians. I left with rather opposite lessons.

Tectonic shifts in American politics take time—often a long time.

In government change is suspected.