#public office

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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This was the first time a woman in Dallas had won public office of any kind - even women questioned whether or not I was qualified, whether or not I could take it. ↗

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

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While I have served in public office for 30 years, my professional training is as a pharmacist, not a lawyer or an accountant. ↗

— George Ryan

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I was friends with President Ronald Reagan and he once said to me, 'I don't know how anybody can serve in public office without being an actor.' ↗

— Warren Beatty

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A public office is not a job, it is an opportunity to do something for the public. ↗

— Franklin Knight Lane

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As Members of Congress, we should not be using public office for private gain. ↗

— Sheila Jackson Lee

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