Character Quote by John Quincy Adams

“Actuated by no personal motives, but moved only by high and great constitutional considerations; which I will not attempt to explain, for they are…

— Charles Dickens

When I think about voting, I can skip it and still see myself as a good citizen. But when I think about being a…

— Adam Grant

“I had never run a campaign, but I was an organizer. My job was to create momentum by mobilizing the constituency we had, which…

— Junius Williams

The decision to serve needs to be independent of your politics.

— Pete Buttigieg

Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top…

— Bernadette Devlin

When I became leader, I made very clear I was not going to choose the easy life. I have always taken risks. I don't…

— Nick Clegg

I won't have you electioneering on my doorstep. Every time you get in trouble in Parliament you run over here with your shirttail hanging…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

“The purpose of your vote is't to elect someone, but rather to express your opinion.”

— Peter Allison

When you are in election mode, you are focused only on winning.

— Sushma Swaraj

I'm not consumed with political machinations.

— Benjamin Netanyahu

But generally speaking, I felt to engage in the political process was to sully oneself to such a degree that whatever came out wasn't…

— John Perry Barlow

I get involved in the political, but I don't bring it to the stage because that's not my style.

— Jo Koy