Newt Gingrich Quotes

I've committed myself to serve my constituents in South Shields and I have committed myself to British politics.

I am dedicated to my work, my voters and my family.

Who are we to think that our generation is going to be the first generation to benefit from all the sacrifices that others have made without giving some modern-day equivalent of our own lives, fortunes, and sacred honor?

Politics for me is not Ambition but a Mission.

When you build a memorial, you build it not because the person wanted it, but for the future -- for generations who didn't know the man and didn't know the era in which he lived.

The highest political buzz word is not liberty, equality, fraternity or solidarity; it is service.

A statesman is a politician who’s been dead ten or fifteen years.

There is no leisure about politics.

My life has told me that I do owe another human being. I owe him part of my life. That's why I'm in politics.

If they think its such a sacrifice to go into public service, then they should stay the heck out.

You are the only man in history to every use the Presidency as a stepping stone to greatness.

If you don’t enjoy helping people then politics is something you shouldn’t be about.

Statesmen are judged by history beyond contemporary debates.

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues ….

Your great work in world politics this summer, will be, when the history of our time is written, one of your most, if not your most, certain titles to a really enduring fame.

The history of American politics is littered with bodies of people who took so pure a position that they had no clout at all.

I have devoted my life to serving the people of New Jersey and am forever thankful for all who have stood by me.

To the next generation, your war is here; you don't have to find it.

I'm working for my state first.

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

When you serve, whether it's here in the House or in the White House or anywhere else, it's a distinct honor and privilege and so that's about the extent of it.

Politics - when it's not cynical, it can be a creation.

For me politics is an opportunity to serve the country.

I was with the former president for over 54 years. I don't regret that; I feel very proud. It was necessary. It is history. Each step where we worked together was a privilege, and in terms of history, that was necessary.

Throughout my life, I've always believed that the sole purpose of public service is to improve the lives of the people around us. From the Freeport Town Council to serving as Speaker of the State House, I've kept that sense of purpose close to my heart - consistently and passionately asking myself how we make progress.