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title: "6 Came Office Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [I came into office to do what was correct, not to see what was politically expedient to get re-elected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-fortuno/i-came-into-office-to-do-what-was-correct-not-to-see-what-was/)

[Luis Fortuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-fortuno/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/450/luis-fortuno-26023_elected_i-came-into-office-to-do-what-was-correc_47215.png)

> [I felt completely ready to become prime minister. I came to office better equipped, in terms of knowledge of economics and of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hawke/i-felt-completely-ready-to-become-prime-minister-i-came-to-office/)

[Bob Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hawke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/bob-hawke-7891_australian_i-felt-completely-ready-to-become-prime_362035.jpg)

> [I came to this office to solve problems and not pass them on to future presidents and future generations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-came-to-this-office-to-solve-problems-and-not-pass-them-on-to/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/582/george-w-bush-64_future-generation_i-came-to-this-office-to-solve-problems_640058.jpg)

> [When I came into office, I could have kicked the can down the road for a little while, or I could do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-fortuno/when-i-came-into-office-i-could-have-kicked-the-can-down-the-road-for/)

[Luis Fortuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-fortuno/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/972/luis-fortuno-26023_down-the-road_when-i-came-into-office-i-could-have-kic_2101402.png)

> [“Bella came into my office. I was working on a poem. The poem was about butts.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-grimbol/bella-came-into-my-office-i-was-working-on-a-poem-the-poem-was-about/)

[Justin Grimbol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-grimbol/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e9/justin-grimbol-68546_poetry_bella-came-into-my-office-i-was-working_2126774.jpg)

> [I came to office with one deliberate intent: to change Britain from a dependent to a self-reliant society -- from a give-it-to-me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-thatcher/i-came-to-office-with-one-deliberate-intent-to-change-britain-from-a/)

[Margaret Thatcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-thatcher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/920/margaret-thatcher-463_britain_i-came-to-office-with-one-deliberate-int_3081497.jpg)

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