Thomas S. Foley Quotes

Public service is a noble career. You can’t do it unless you get out there and run…. You can make a difference if you are elected.

If we give up on politics, we're done for. Powerlessness is a self-fulfilling prophesy.

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

You can study government and politics in school, but the best way to really understand the process is to volunteer your time.

I believe that engaging in the political process is part of being a good person.

If you can't explain your vote in 30 seconds, its the wrong vote.

Progressives think the way to win is mobilizing and convince people to vote for something.

We don't just show up at election time; we're there full time.

Congress needs to step up. Congress needs to do their job, and Congress needs to do their job now.

Since an early age I was taught to be very politically aware and knew from childhood that the process was something I wanted to contribute towards if I could.

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.

All I wanted was to be involved in politics and government.

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

In order to have your voice be heard in Washington, you have to make some little contribution.

I not only urge you to vote that ticket yourself, but I beg that you will persuade others to do so. Personal effort can accomplish a great deal, and I beg that you will use your personal influence with your friends to get them to go with you to save the boys.

If one of my boys was asking me if they should go into politics, I'd say there's only one reason to go into public life and that's to help people.

I have always told anyone who would listen that I was available for more public service.

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.

When I was 5, my father was very much my hero. And he ran for political office in a very thankless campaign for a very thankless position. And he did it because his mother had instilled in him, if you are someone who has the capacity to make a great change, you have the responsibility.

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.

God has called us to be His representatives in our nation and in our world. Select candidates who represent your views and work for their election.

Pretty much all I say politically is I encourage people to register to vote.

You don't choose a party because it's the flavour of the month. I feel I will be able to work under a political system. I feel if people like me don't enter politics to bring change, who will?

I don't follow politics; it doesn't interest me. So why should I vote?

For someone like me who, as a kid, walked to school muttering little political speeches to myself, it was irresistible to finally get a chance at political life for real. When the people of Etobicoke-Lakeshore elected me their MP, it changed me forever.