I would rather be respected than elected.

Bosses are no more inevitable in state and local governments than dictators are in national governments. They will arise and prosper, nevertheless, if true believers of democracy - citizens devoted to the democratic ideals - do not constantly oppose them.

Our democracy poses problems and these problems must and shall be solved by courageous leadership.

I want to say here and now, that I demand unshakable integrity of every State employee.

In physics, to be in two places at the same time would be a miracle; in politics it seems not merely normal, but natural.

I have no desire to go in for tyranny or to play the part of King Charles. I hate tyranny in any field of human activity.

In view of our public pledges, we public officials can never again go before the public merely promising election reform. The time for promises is past.

My goal was to make New Jersey's state government a model for all other states to emulate, hopefully thereby to stem, or at least slow down, the flow of power to the federal government.

Any man who takes a job with the idea that it is simply a springboard for something else is a chump. His attention will be more on the other things than on the job at hand and so he will fail.

Economics, politics, and personalities are often inseparable.

Conscious of our many problems, I seek today to lay a foundation to our public policy. My fundamental purpose is to devote my term of office to raising the standard of public service in New Jersey.

Our society cannot progress while our constitution stands still.

I am confident that this legislature will rise above partisan bickering, especially after the public promises its members made last fall, and that it will demonstrate a high capacity for civil service.

I want to make this perfectly clear: you can be sure that I will never be a yes-man except to my own conscience.

It is my happy privilege to be able to stand here and tell you that if you elect me you will have elected a governor who has made no promises of preferment to any man or group.

A new constitution should be more amendable. A needlessly confusing system of courts should be altered to produce an arrangement that would be simple, responsible, and less awkward.

I would rather be respected than elected.

It is necessary to take an active part in politics to observe how often the welfare of the party organization is put before the issues, even before the welfare of the commonwealth.

For the most part, I have a very manageable celebrity. People recognize me from time to time, and they usually say very appreciative things. It affords me a great deal of pleasure.

It was difficult being a teacher and out of the closet in the '50s. By the time I retired, the English department was proud of having a gay poet of a certain minor fame. It was a very satisfactory change!

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

Its a coincidence of ideal conditions.

Overall, I think I'm in pretty good shape, but I'm not really someone that is gung-ho or a fitness fanatic.

I directed the men in our barque to approach near the savages, and hold their arms in readiness to do their duty in case they notice any movement of these people against us.

People get confused when they see my shows, but that isn't the intention. My intention is to destabilize the act of seeing.

Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.

When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.

I just can't sit still and meditate; that doesn't kind of work for me. I don't even know exactly what it means.

The only person you are fighting is yourself and your stubbornness to engage in new circumstances.

Other dances are like languages, like French or Spanish, but my steps are slang, and slang is always changing.

It always matters whether or not you can trust your government.

Where do I get my information from? Well, I get it from the radio, and I get it from the newspaper, and then I get it from my conversations, and I get it from the paddocks around the bush. I get it; it turns up. You'd be most surprised how it turns up.

There are many who would much prefer that the word 'climate' never be mentioned and that the issue be eliminated from our national conversation.

Love me or hate me, Scary Spice is back.

I hope that America sees that I'm a fun loving guy and I hope they see the light of God in me, if that makes sense at all. This is a great platform, this is a great blessing that I have, and I I just want them to see something in me that says, 'Everything's going to be okay'.

Just taking risks for risk's sake, that doesn't do it for me. I'm willing to take risks that I think are worth it, and I've worked so hard to make sure that I survive.

I never sought to privatize Social Security.

Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hope... But no plans.

Health is something which is of interest to us all, and I believe that good health is the right of us all.

If we do not change our negative habits toward climate change, we can count on worldwide disruptions in food production, resulting in mass migration, refugee crises and increased conflict over scarce natural resources like water and farm land. This is a recipe for major security problems.

I never thought of myself as being a good songwriter. There are a ton of other people that are good songwriters, but I don't think I'm in the club. What I do well is perform, sometimes sing pretty good, and accompany myself well and arrange fairly well.