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I hope telling the story of how I went from being a single mom to serving in the Texas State Senate to running for governor will remind others that with the right leadership in government, where you start has nothing to do with how far you go.
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The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest.


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I'm not a politician. I'm not running for office. I can say what I think.


Art Alexakis
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A politician will do anything to keep his job, even become a patriot.


William Randolph Hearst
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The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election.


Earl Wilson
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President Bush gave me a tremendous opportunity to serve as the vice president. I enjoyed very much having the opportunity to be a part of his team. He told me at the outset, he wanted me to sign on to be a part of his team - and he was true to his word, kept it. He was tough. He was decisive. He was also a pretty good politician.
Dick Cheney
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I served in the state Senate for six years with retiring Gov. John Lynch. During that time, we had the fourth-lowest unemployment rate in the country.
Maggie Hassan
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Running for attorney general troubled me. Because I was worried I would simply become just a figurehead and that's not me.
Pam Bondi
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When I became the first woman to represent the state of Texas in the United State Senate, it was with the help of a lot of women - and a large number of men, too.
Kay Bailey Hutchison
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I always tell people this: to be a savvy politician or a good head of state and to be charitable are not mutually exclusive things.
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Mr. Gonzales' failure to respond to questions legitimately posed to him by the Senate raises grave doubts in my mind as to his fitness to serve the people of the United States as their Attorney General.
Daniel Inouye
I didn't become an actor because I wanted to act. Actually, I wanted to become a marine biologist. But most of all, I wanted to be accepted.
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In America, our differences matter, but our country matters more. That's the attitude I wanted to take to the Senate.
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I didn't make 'Wild Bill' because I wanted to become a director; I just wanted to make 'Wild Bill.'


Dexter Fletcher
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Every town has become a border town and every State has become a border State.


Marsha Blackburn
Was it not through pride that the devil became the devil? Christ wanted to serve. The devil wanted to rule.
Ezra Taft Benson
I've always wanted to be a dad. I just can't wait to have a little rug rat running around. I used to want five or six kids, but maybe I've become too self-absorbed over the years. I think two would be perfect.
Josh Duhamel
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If I wanted to be president of the United States, I'd run for the Senate in 1986. And I'm just not going to do it.
Richard Lamm
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I didn't plan to be a politician. The founder of our country, David Ben-Gurion, called me from the kibbutz to serve in the underground. We were short of manpower, short of arms. I was 24 years old. I was supposed to serve my country for one or two years. I am 89 years old this year, and I keep going.
Shimon Peres
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All mankind is now learning that these nuclear weapons can only serve to destroy, never become beneficial.
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