Ends Quote by Charles G. Dawes

I may be leaving the Senate, but the next chapter in my public service is just beginning.

— Orrin Hatch

I was listening to the guy that represented me in the state Senate, and I just got really frustrated. I called my wife and…

— Matt Salmon

Coming to serve in the Senate and also running for the Senate in a short time period is not for the faint of heart.…

— Tina Smith

I didn't get to the Senate by accident.

— John Edwards

I may have grown cynical from long service, but this is a tendency I do not like, and I sometimes think I'd rather be…

— John Sharp Williams

I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.

— Carl Lewis

I didn't want to be a senator, but I considered it anyway.

— Cenk Uygur

I loved being in the Senate. That was a wonderful experience.

— John Ensign

Growing up as a Head Start kid, I never expected to run for Senate.

— Ben Ray Lujan

My motivation for running for Senate was not for the stature of being a senator, but because I wanted to make a difference on…

— Herman Cain

I went to the Senate, accomplished nothing as usual.

— Clara Barton

I was very productive as a senator for my state.

— Carol Moseley Braun