Public Service Quotes

“The public demands forecasts, and we must do the best we can with the means at hand.”

“Nothing I have ever done has been tinged with any sense of personal gain.”

“The government's job is to do the things that people can't do for themselves.”

“There has never been a time when there has been a more crying need for the service of women in public life.”

“The great thing about being a lawyer is that you can get involved in almost any public issue.”

“We are the land-grant university. We are the university of the people.”

“It is not the role of the director to be a political person.”

“You have been in politics long enough to know that no man in public life owes the public anything.”

“Public service is a public trust, and I have never forgotten that.”

“The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country, and not for the benefit of an individual or a party.”

“When I came to Washington, I promised to serve, not to be served.”

“If you want to go into public service, you've got to be a professional. A professional is someone who can do his job when he doesn't feel like it.”

“The role of the journalist is to ask the questions that the public would ask if they had the chance.”

“We ought to be reminding ourselves that the purpose of government is to be a servant of the people, not a master.”

“You want to do what's best for the people.”

“The folks back home are my employers, and I never forget that.”

“I'm a great believer in the importance of public service broadcasting.”

“I’m not a career politician. I’m a citizen who’s had the honor of serving.”

“Public service is a noble calling and a public trust.”

“It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.”