Barack Obama Quotes

I have devoted my life to serving the people of New Jersey and am forever thankful for all who have stood by me.

By running, you're making that commitment that says, 'I'm dedicating myself to public service.' Win or lose, you're making that statement, and you actually are taking a step in that direction.

It's an honor to serve, to have run with the president-elect [Donald Trump] and to have the opportunity to serve with him, but I've also become very fond of him . We've become good friends.

If one of my boys was asking me if they should go into politics, I'd say there's only one reason to go into public life and that's to help people.

I have always told anyone who would listen that I was available for more public service.

When Governor Romney asked me to join the ticket, I said, 'Let's get this done' - and that is exactly, what we're going to do.

There's nothing more special than talking in your community, and using your celebrity to uplift people and help them.

It's been a great privilege to serve the people of Pennsylvania.

I will always be a partner with the president of the United States.

What President Bush has done speaks more than words about his feeling of compassion and commitment to people.

If they think its such a sacrifice to go into public service, then they should stay the heck out.

When you are in politics, and you are a genuine person who genuinely cares, then everything comes second.

I ran for public office to do something good.

President Obama is an inspiration of mine, and interning with his administration in the White House opened my eyes to the possibilities of making change at the local level.

The people of South Jersey are counting on me.

Throughout my life, I've always believed that the sole purpose of public service is to improve the lives of the people around us. From the Freeport Town Council to serving as Speaker of the State House, I've kept that sense of purpose close to my heart - consistently and passionately asking myself how we make progress.

I'll be the mayor of all the people.

I am not some intellectual hoping to be understood a century from now. I'm a political leader. I have to stand in front of my community. If I am a metre too far out in front of the people, I'll lose them.

For me, any chance to serve Singapore even in its limited capacity... I would be glad to take it up and use it to serve Singaporeans.

I ultimately joined the Labour Party and became an MP because the country and my constituents deserve a Labour government.

The reasons I put the uniform on are the same reasons I'm running for office.

My pledge is to be part of the solution to focus on governing, to put my experience to work to help solve the very serious issues we're facing in this country.

America's not just [about] looking out for yourself, it's not just about greed, it's not just about trying to climb to the very top and keep everybody else down. ... Hard work, that's a value. Looking out for one another, that's a value. The idea that we're all in it together and [that] I'm my brother's keeper and [my] sister's keeper, that's a value.

I'm not running for president to be somebody, I'm running for president to do something!

It's not just in politics that you can be a servant of the people, you can do it in so many other ways.