#public office

The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office. ↗

— Herbert Hoover

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A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office. ↗

— Hubert H. Humphrey

#established #forgets #life #nature #never

In general, any incoming administration must carefully examine ('vet') its nominees for high public office. ↗

— Richard V. Allen

#any #carefully #examine #general #high

I think the destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country, harder to attract decent people to run for public office. ↗

— Newt Gingrich

#country #decent #decent people #destructive #govern

Most of the people who are in elective office in Washington, D.C., they have held public office before. How's that workin' for you? ↗

— Herman Cain

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Most of the women who have offered themselves for public office over the years have done so, I believe, more because of the 'dirt' than in spite of it. ↗

— Agnes Macphail

#believe #dirt #done #i #i believe

When I first ran for public office, it was with the passion and idealism of a young man who believed that government could help make our lives better, that public service was a calling and that citizenship demanded responsibilities. There was a greater good. ↗

— James McGreevey

#better #calling #citizenship #could #demanded

It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#common #common sense #decency #everything #favor

1992 became known as the 'Year of the Woman' because so many of us were elected to public office that November, including a record six to the United States Senate. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#because #elected #including #known #many

Don't try to be somebody you're not because it doesn't work. If you try to be this perfect person or perfect persona of what you think that somebody should be when they're involved in public office, it's just not going to work. Just be yourself, stay true to your core values, and really just stay abreast of the issues. ↗

— Ben Quayle

#be yourself #because #core #core values #going