Amy Klobuchar Quotes

I look forward to continuing to represent the people I'm currently serving, as well as the new communities that will be a part of this district in the future.

I ran for Congress because I want to help change the way we do business in Washington, D.C.

I spent 10 years fighting for reform in Cook County, and I didn't change my DNA when I got to Washington.

Ultimately, you change the culture in Washington only one way, and it's one election at a time, with the character of the people you send.

I’m going to take Tennessee ideas to Washington and make them work for the country.

I'm doing a good job in Washington.

I didn't go into politics because I'm a woman. I have done this because I have been interested in politics my whole life.

My best friends are women in the Senate, but much like Senator Obama, I ran on a platform of change.

If you will trust me with your vote, you can count on me to take those values to Washington.

We need to encourage young women to run for office and become civic leaders in their own communities.

Do I want more women elected to Parliament? Absolutely. I devote significant amounts of time to getting more women in that situation.

I think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

I think we need politicians; we need people who want to serve.

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

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

I grew up in a highly political home. My mother was the co-chair of the 300 Group, an organisation whose aim was to get more women MPs into parliament, and she herself stood in the 1987 election, the year before she died.

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.

After thinking carefully about how I can best help my fellow Minnesotans, I have decided to not seek election for a different office in 2014. The warm encouragement from many people to run for U.S. senator or the governorship was deeply humbling.

For me, personally, it has been humbling since I became First Minister to speak to women and girls and have them tell me how much it means to them to have a woman in the top job in politics in Scotland.

In politics there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers, and then there are those like John McCain who use their careers to promote change.

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.

If you are tired of partisanship over patriotism, you need to vote for a change in direction.

I want to thank the people of Texas for asking me to represent them in Washington.