Jeff Fitzgerald Quotes

I've never worried about payback. People are hungry for leadership that's not afraid of political consequence.

I am always prepared to do the right thing regardless of what other people think.

It's time to put country ahead of party. It's time to put the next generation ahead of the next election.

Politics is not the nicest business, but there are still times when people do the right thing.

President Obama has a strong record of doing what is best for America and Florida, and he built it by spending more time worrying about what his decisions would mean for the people than for his political fortunes.

Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.

Part of the beauty of the show in a way is that he's not perfect, but you can always count on him to do the right thing in a pinch. That's why he inspires people and inspires me.

Politicians all too often think about the next election. Statesmen think about the next generation.

What's special about Superman is that he will always make the right choice.

I think you need people of principle, of character, that are leaders, that take stands on important tough issues that will affect the future of this country.

Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.

Whatever flaws or personal failings afflict them, it remains the case that the overwhelming majority of priests and politicians are honourable and honest - seeking to live out their beliefs and serve society.

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.

What has made America amazing has been the fact that throughout our history, throughout the more than 200 years of our history, there have been men and women of courage who stood up and decided it was more important to look out for the future of their children and their grandchildren than their own political futures.

An uplifting sense of purpose is more than an impetus for individual accomplishment, it is also a necessary insurance policy against expediency and impropriety.

Politics is only worthwhile if you are doing what you believe, regardless of the slings and arrows.

Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.

Men who have greatness within them don't go into politics.

I would like to be remembered as one who in the world's darkest hours kept a clean conscience and stood at the end for the ideals of American democracy.

No one is too young to do the right thing.

A politician thinks of the next election; the statesman thinks of the next generation

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

Doing what you thought was right for the country, rather than what was politically expedient, seems almost as quaint now as having civil disagreements with those whose viewpoints differ from your own.

My record proves that I don't make political or public-service decisions based on what typical folks in Washington do, which is, 'What's going to get me past the next election, or what's best for my career?'

A deep concern of mine is that leaders in the technology sector have not developed a culture that insists upon courage, honor, duty, and humility - what we might call a culture of virtue.