Rahm Emanuel Quotes

I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped.

Once you've been a mayor, you look to try to get things done.

I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities.

Since becoming mayor in 2009, Julian has worked tirelessly to pursue policies that honor the aspirations of the people he represents. I'm proud that my brother has achieved his dreams, but I'm even more proud of the work he's done to help others achieve theirs.

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.

In the end, Ted Kennedy was a politician, plain and simple. Yet he embodied how politics and public service can be successfully intertwined. You can't be a good public servant without being a good politician. Kennedy was both.

It's a rarity when someone takes a political risk in Washington today in the public interest.

You might be considering elected office because you are angry with those in power. Indignation can be a motivator to run but not to govern. If you win you'll need more than anger to govern.

I have enormous respect for people who do run for office.

Before being elected to Congress, I was a mayor, and it's this perspective that makes me certain that Ed FitzGerald is the right kind of leader to get Ohio back on track.

I went to Massachusetts to make a difference. I didn't go there to begin a political career running time and time again. I made a difference. I put in place the things I wanted to do.

I'm, you know, having begun my public service in state government. I very much respect the authority of states to make the decisions to provide for its citizen - the safety and welfare of its citizens.

I was encouraged to stand for Parliament by David Cameron, and he has given me the opportunity to serve in what I believe is a great, reforming government. I think he is an outstanding Prime Minister.

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.

Residents expect their state leaders to deliver solutions for the people of their state.

Without question, my grandfather's example of public service throughout his life inspired Dad later to run for office himself. Wherever he went, whatever he did, Prescott Bush had plenty of admirers.

City of Los Angeles is my home, and it is my duty to lead by example, contribute all that I can, and help make the world a better place with the tools and resources available to me.

In my life mission is everything.. Even if i was a municipal chairman, I would have worked as hard as a CM

Both of my children - my daughter Caroline, a public school teacher, and my son Elliot, an Army Ranger - are dedicating their lives to public service; thus, they have inspired my own decision to run for Congress.

I didn't think I was ever going to run for office.

Being the mayor of the third largest city in the country, that's humbling, but it also gives me incredible hope.

When the government says we're going to build something on behalf of the community, we do it.

As the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, I see on a daily basis the impact of politics and policy on my family, neighbors, friends, and residents.

People deserve to see a governor who is hustling every day.

I've always said I would serve where Montanans feel I could be the most effective.