#serving

We have the incredible privilege of serving in the highest offices in the state. We must prove ourselves worthy of our fellow citizens' faith. We must be trusted to always place the public's good above our own and to always choose fairness over favoritism. ↗

— Jodi Rell

#always #choose #citizens #fairness #faith

Let us also reflect on the honorable service of our men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces currently serving our country overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan, and around the world. ↗

— John Linder

#also #armed #armed forces #around #country

And I thought, my God, there's an off chance that they will say something that's really worth preserving and there is one way to do that and I knew what it was because I come from television. ↗

— James Lipton

#chance #come #god #i #knew

I'm glad I made the decision, although the practice of law - and particularly serving as a federal judge - was a part of my life that I really enjoyed and treasured and look back on it with fondness. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#back #decision #enjoyed #federal #federal judge

In addition to serving overseas, the Peace Corps' Crisis Corps Volunteers have helped their fellow Americans. ↗

— Solomon Ortiz

#corps #crisis #fellow #fellow americans #helped

We're sad about some of the losses of members of great seniority and distinction in the Congress, and some very new members, who will no longer be serving with us. ↗

— Nancy Pelosi

#congress #distinction #great #longer #losses

The easy way out is to approve an early retirement plan one year but not pay out sick and vacation time to deserving employees until three years later. Unfortunately, later is now. ↗

— Jodi Rell

#deserving #early #easy #easy way #employees

I have devoted my energies to the study of the scriptures, observing monastic discipline, and singing the daily services in church; study, teaching, and writing have always been my delight. ↗

— Venerable Bede

#been #church #daily #delight #devoted

Preserving a river or a creek can bring a lot of revenue. ↗

— Jim Fowler

#creek #lot #preserving #revenue #river

There is a strange sort of reasoning in Hollywood that musicals are less worthy of Academy consideration than dramas. It's a form of snobbism, the same sort that perpetuates the idea that drama is more deserving of Awards than comedy. ↗

— Gene Kelly

#awards #comedy #consideration #deserving #drama