Politician Quotes

I wake up some mornings hating me too.

You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.

You know I have had Tea Party support.

I believe in Ronald Reagan's 11th commandment, thou shall not speak unfavorably of another Republican.

And my principles go right in line with the Tea Party.

The desert has its holiness of silence, the crowd its holiness of conversation.

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.

Truth is the greatest of all national possessions. A state, a people, a system which suppresses the truth or fears to publish it, deserves to collapse.

We have no more fundamental obligation in government than to ensure the safety of our citizens.

My capital budget maintains my commitment to the education of children, health of the Chesapeake Bay, and safety of all Maryland citizens. We will continue to focus on the five pillars of my Administration as we build today and look forward to the projects of the future.

Leaders do not sway with the polls. Instead, they sway the polls through their own words and actions.

Every Maryland family wants financial security, schools that work, quality healthcare, safer neighborhoods, and ever-expanding economic opportunity. These are the building blocks of a superior quality of life.

Leadership is about doing what you know is right - even when a growing din of voices around you is trying to convince you to accept what you know to be wrong.

It's appropriate to celebrate public service, and the thoughtful people who choose to serve. They symbolize what is good and decent about this historic citizen legislature, and we thank them.

Experts tell us that 90% of all brain development occurs by the age of five. If we don't begin thinking about education in the early years, our children are at risk of falling behind by the time they start Kindergarten.

We're betting, at this place and this time, we have people ready for change in the state of Maryland.

Thoughtful people of different political philosophies can disagree, but in a very agreeable manner.

Serving in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime.

Politics is a contest among people of diverse backgrounds and philosophies, advocating different solutions to common problems. The system only works when principled, energetic people participate.

I'm a competitive person.

I support stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research.

I promised her an interesting life and good food, and the rest is history.

I don't pay any attention to what the 'Baltimore Sun' editorial page says about anything.

I don't know what leadership is. You can't touch it. You can't feel it. It's not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it.

We discussed politics, but we also talked about the importance of hard work, personal responsibility, living within your means, keeping your word. Those lessons stay with you throughout your life.

Some of the most important conversations I've ever had occurred at my family's dinner table.

Are you happy to be living back in Fairbanks again?

This is America, where everything is still possible.

The president said that he would unite this country, that he was a uniter, not a divider. Have you ever seen America more divided? Have you ever seen Washington more divided?

The president of the United States actually has to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.