Betsy Hodges Quotes

I've been impressed with Rick Guzman and his commitment to the residents of Aurora since I first met him many years ago.

We need elected officials who overcome partisan politics to really help people.

Public service and community organizing and movement building is such a part of my DNA that it's really hard to separate it.

As Public Advocate for the City of New York, I have a duty to speak truth to power and do what is best for our City and its residents.

Ninety-five percent of my work is being mayor. But that 5% that nags at all of us - of what's going wrong in this country - I think is best thought out not in your own head but by getting out there, being out there, and listening to Americans.

Our communities are strong because local leaders and active citizens listen and learn from the people they serve.

I decided to run for governor because I got mad... I want to make government more directly accountable to the people.

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.

I don't want to come to Washington to be just another vote. I want to lead on issues that are important.

There is a power in public opinion in this country - and I thank God for it: for it is the most honest and best of all powers - which will not tolerate an incompetent or unworthy man to hold in his weak or wicked hands the lives and fortunes of his fellow-citizens.

If our governments are so compromised that they will not tell us the truth, then we must step forward to grasp it.

My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them.

There are too many politicians in the world and too few statesmen.

It's not really the job of a public servant to inspire, but to get the job that the people demand done. The Democrats think that if they have hope and are inspired, things will get better, but they actually won't.

You ought to serve on the platform you run on.

Senator Martinez is not driven by polls; he is driven by the needs of the state of Florida and its 17 million constituents.

Any politician is to a certain degree a mentor. They preach something.

When you win an election, what you really win is a chance to go to work for working families who need a voice in Minnesota.

Taking care of people is the duty of every politician.

It taught me that Clinton's instinct to make this about your life as a citizen, rather than his as a human being, was the right answer to these things.

Yes, I'm your governor now. I'll take care of you.

I believe that a politician needs to be with people.

I have tremendous admiration for everyone who enters the political arena so long as their goal is to do what they believe is right for the people of New York.

I am very proud to come back, to speak on the disinterested effort we have made and I believe that, with all due respect, that the decisions we made, when we turned our final report over to President Johnson, will stand in history.

I'm married to Senator Vincent Hughes of Pennsylvania, so I always am speaking my mind. I remember, growing up, my parents were always involved in what was going on in the community, and their involvement helped me in so many different ways and other people within our community.