Matt Gonzalez Quotes

Elective office is one of many ways to serve the community and the country. It's one that I would consider at some point.

The most important political office is that of the private citizen.

I will not ever run for political office. I can assure you.

I was in civil society long before I was ever in politics or my husband was ever even elected president.

I was on leave from local and regional politics, as long as I was a Minister.

Elective office and public service are obviously something that have long ties with my family, and something I'm definitely interested in.

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

No, I'm not running for office someday.

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.

Normally, people give up parliament because they want to do more business or spend more time with family. My wife said 'why don't you say you're giving up to devote more time to politics?'. And it is what I have done.

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.

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.

I was born into public service.

Every time I would give a talk, someone would say, 'You ought to go into politics.' I prefer to call it government leadership. My life has taken me to places where I have experiences that I think I can share. A lot of times, we see people who are career politicians. I'm not the conventional candidate, nor do I want to be.

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.

Being a politician is a calling second only to being a minister.

For me politics is an extension of my role as a mother and a grandmother.

Sometime between elections we should concentrate on doing something.

I've worked since taking a newspaper route at age 9 and served as a prosecutor, a planning commissioner, a city councilman, and a congressman to pay back some of what my community and nation gave me.

Politics should not be the least heart-filled thing we do, it should be the most heart-filled thing we do.

I'm not a politician. And I don't want to be.

I ran for public office to do something good.

I didn't get into politics to play a character on TV.

Even through sports, I have been serving the country. But later, I want to join politics.

For future politics, I don't know what it holds, but if there's a possibility that the people want me to do another political office, again, maybe I'll do it.