Jack Kingston Quotes

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

Change very often comes to Washington, not from Washington.

We didn't come here to become Washington, we came here to change Washington.

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

In politics, reform never comes before crisis.

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

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

We need new energy back in Washington.

Of one thing I am certain: we are foolish if we think we will achieve change by sending the same crowd of people back to run our government again and again.

If it takes talking about unpleasant truths to change Washington, then so be it.

I know how bad Albany is. I know it better than most. I understand why people are angry. I'm angry. The question is going to be, how do you change Albany, what is the plan for change, and then how do you actually get it done?

The voters in District 8 shared our vision that Washington is broken, and we're going to go up there and fix it.

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.

You can’t change Washington from the inside. You can only change Washington from the outside.

I had this perception based on my own frustrations with Washington, but I didn't realize until I launched this campaign how much people are looking for a new generation of leadership and a new approach in Washington.

As the Independent Group, we are determined to try to forge a different style of doing politics.

People are tired of the status quo. You see that in various movements in and out of our the Republicans party, but most candidates are offering hollow rhetoric, not specific solutions.

It is easier to run a revolution than a government.

The U.S. needs to do more than change presidents. It needs to change its political culture.

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.'

I ran for president in order to be able to try to change Washington D.C. from the inside. Our federal government is broken.

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.

If I was a politician right now I would change just about everything.

As president, I'm committed to making Washington work better and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here.

Together, we can create something new, something bold, and something to act as a check and balance to Washington's out-of-touch agenda.