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  • If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.

  • No man is nobler born than another, unless he is born with better abilities and a more amiable disposition. They who make such a parade with their family pictures and pedigrees, are, properly speaking, rather to be called noted or notorious than noble persons. I thought it right to say this much, in order to repel the insolence of men who depend entirely upon chance and accidental circumstances for distinction, and not at all on public services and personal merit.

    Men   Order   Noble  
  • Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.

    Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”
  • Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.

    Twitter post from May 26, 2010
  • Our form of government does not enter into rivalry with the institutions of others. Our government does not copy our neighbors', but is an example to them. It is true that we are called a democracy, for the administration is in the hands of the many and not of the few. But while there exists equal justice to all and alike in their private disputes, the claim of excellence is also recognized; and when a citizen is in any way distinguished, he is preferred to the public service, not as a matter of privilege, but as the reward of merit

  • My grandmother had great influence on me. She was secretary of state in the 1970's, and that's when I was born. She showed me the importance of public service, and she was admired by people regardless of their political party.

  • One of the best lessons I learned early is that not everything in life is about you. It is about service. If you want trips and excessive gifts, then don't get into public service.

  • My mom raised me with the idea of doing public service, and I definitely want to go in that direction. But I also want to follow in my dad's entrepreneurial footsteps.

    Mom   Dad   Ideas  
  • If you make the choice to serve the public, public service, then serve the public, not yourself.

    "Jack Abramoff: The lobbyist's playbook". "60 minutes", www.cbsnews.com. May 30, 2012.
  • I hold that two principles are important; first that there should be a steady expansion of public services, not an irregular one related to revenue accruing in any particular year; the second that taxes should be constant over long periods (provided, that is, that they are neither burdensome nor inequitable).

    Two   Years   Long  
    Official Report of Proceedings of the Hong Kong Legislative Council (p. 531), March 24, 1971.
  • A lot of what is called 'public service' consists of making hoops for other people to jump through. It is a great career for those who cannot feel fulfilled unless they are telling other people what to do.

    Thomas Sowell (2006). “Ever Wonder Why? and Other Controversial Essays”, Hoover Inst Press
  • Of all the things that it is possible to donate, to donate your own body is infinitely more worthwhile.

  • Congress is full of good, decent, smart people who have devoted their lives to public service.

  • When I left SEIU, we had started this quality public service agenda to say to our members what I think the United Auto Workers learned: that quality is our only job security in the long run.

    Running   Jobs   Thinking  
  • The long-continued and useful public service and eminent purity of character of the deceased ex-President will be remembered.

  • I'm most enthused by the younger people...and I wouldn't have said that two years ago. I spoke at two college campuses (in Wisconsin) and the students weren't interested. Public Service was a dirty word to them. Now they see it differently. They see you can come together and have a positive impact. I'm encouraged because they now see that we can win on these issues.

    Dirty   Winning   College  
  • Public service is good for you.

  • Peter Jones's is a vital public service. He reminds us that while we shouldn't live in the past, we are wiser and stronger when we live with it.

    Past   History   Stronger  
  • Growing up, I was encouraged to get a good education, get a real job doing something I enjoyed, and, should the opportunity present itself, consider public service as just that: a chance to serve, not an end in itself.

    Jobs   Growing Up   Real  
  • The public service needs lots of people, South Africa generally, needs lots of people.

  • The National Park Service today exemplifies one of the highest traditions of public service.

  • Since people no longer attend church, theater remains as the only public service, and literature as the only private devotion.

  • Even the former Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder has come out to say that he believed that [Edward] Snowden performed a public service, and I couldn't agree more.

    Interview with Patrick J. Adams, www.interviewmagazine.com. September 18, 2016.
  • And in my own life, in my own small way, I've tried to give back to this country that has given me so much. That's why I left a job at a law firm for a career in public service, working to empower young people to volunteer in their communities. Because I believe that each of us - no matter what our age or background or walk of life - each of us has something to contribute to the life of this nation.

    Country   Jobs   Believe  
    Speech at the Democratic National Convention, www.npr.org. August 25, 2008.
  • Do all the good you can and make as little fuss about it as possible.

    Life   Littles   Helping  
  • I really believe that you can. Not only do I think it is a part of public service to help young people find their way, just as professors had helped me find mine, but I've been very involved in K-12 education issues. I started a program back in 1992 called the Center for a New Generation, an afterschool enrichment program.

    "Dr. Rice Makes a House Call". Interview with Kam Williams, www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com.
  • The vision of personalised public services - meeting the individual needs of all our citizens - requires continuing reform in the way services are delivered

    Vision   Citizens   Way  
    Gordon Brown (2006). “Speeches, 1997-2006”, Bloomsbury Pub Limited
  • Going back to high school and college, I believed I would be involved in public service. I literally could not conceptualize anything else.

    "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • Once my loved one accepted the diagnosis, healing began for the entire family, but it took too long. It took years. Can't we, as a nation, begin to speed up that process? We need a national campaign to destigmatize mental illness, especially one targeted toward African Americans. The message must go on billboards and in radio and TV public service announcements. It must be preached from pulpits and discussed in community forums. It's not shameful to have a mental illness. Get treatment. Recovery is possible.

  • A triumphalist corporate capitalism, free at last of the specter of Communism, has mobilized its economic power to relentlessly marginalize all nonmarket values; to subordinate every aspect of American life to corporate "efficiency" and the bottom line; to demonize not only government but the very idea of public service and public goods.

    "Dreaming of War". "The Nation", October 15, 2001.
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