Louis Farrakhan Quotes

I speak directly to the people, and I know that the people of California want to have better leadership. They want to have great leadership. They want to have somebody that will represent them. And it doesn't matter if you're a Democrat or a Republican, young or old.

I enjoyed my stay in the Congress. Most people do not. And too many people who have been elected really don't understand the nature of government.

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

Let's just do what is right for the American people. And those of us who are involved in politics and government know that our responsibility is to the American people, that we have a responsibility to find our common ground, to seek it and to find it.

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

I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions.

Elections are about choosing sides, but inaugurations are about closing ranks.

I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be a part of our political system. It is a remarkable privilege to participate in this system of ours.

The job of a leader, the job of a governor, the job of a president, is to get the people in the room and bang enough heads together and rub enough arms and cajole enough to have them put the country and the state's greater interest ahead of their own personal partisan interest. That's what we did in New Jersey and that's the model for America.

I can't imagine the right wing trying to unite without my participation.

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.

People are what this election is all about.

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

Here's to democracy. May we get the government we deserve.

Governing means governing all of the people, no matter what demographic it is, whether it'd be black, white, women, straight, gay, Republican.

I don't vote for the guy I trust. I vote for the guy who trusts me the most.

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

I think it's important to vote.

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.

A professional politician's first duty is to appeal to the forces that unite us .... It is our obligation to resolve issues—not to create them.

You don't have to be a career politician to serve in public office. You don't have to be well-connected. You don't even have to be a Democrat or a Republican. You can stand on your own two feet and speak your mind, because if people like where you're coming from, they will vote you in. The will of the people is still the most powerful force in our government.

Voters will not give you a chance to solve their problems if they think you don’t understand them.

As a U.S. Senator, I've tried my best to practice politics the way I think it's supposed to be practiced - always looking for common ground and truly enjoying the people I meet along the way.

I promise: I will be a prime minister to everyone. For right and left, for settlers, Haredim, Druze, Arabs, Circassians. I will be prime minister for the center and for the periphery, for students and senior citizens.

When I ran for the Senate, I ran to bring change to Washington, not simply to become a woman senator.