All Quotes

As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence gathering.
‐‐ Kelly Ayotte

As a former board member for Teach For America, I understand that every child has the ability to learn and that, no matter their circumstances at home, we have a duty and a responsibility to educate them and to do it well.
‐‐ Doug Ducey

As a former career intelligence professional, I have a profound appreciation for the value of intelligence. Intelligence disrupts terrorist plots and thwarts attacks. Intelligence saves lives.
‐‐ John O. Brennan

As a former Catholic, and as someone who even today is not opposed to being called a Christian, I felt I had every right to use the symbols of the Church and resented being told not to.
‐‐ Andres Serrano

As a former cop, I respect and appreciate those who've dedicated their lives to serving others as well as those who appreciate the rule of law and honor it.
‐‐ Dave Reichert

As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history.
‐‐ Nathaniel Philbrick

As a former federal judge, I am cognizant of the legal issues. As governor, I am forced to deal with their ramifications.
‐‐ Brian Sandoval

As a former football player who has carried a football more than 4,000 times, trust me, I did not go into ballroom dancing with my body being 100 percent, with no aches or pains or ailments coming with me. When you're dancing, you're doing stuff that your body's not used to, and so you start to aggravate those old injuries.
‐‐ Emmitt Smith

As a former Governor, and more importantly, as a father, I know all too well how protective elected officials are of the special relationships they have with their children.
‐‐ Ronnie Musgrove

As a former high school teacher and a student in a class of 60 urchins at St. Brigid's grammar school, I know that education is all about discipline and motivation. Disadvantaged students need extra attention, a stable school environment, and enough teacher creativity to stimulate their imaginations. Those things are not expensive.
‐‐ Bill O'Reilly

As a former high school teacher, I know that investing in education is one of the most important things we can do, not only for our children, but for the benefit of our whole community.
‐‐ Ed Pastor

As a former home secretary, I have access to and knowledge of the workings of the system in a way that individuals unfamiliar with the courts can never hope to have.
‐‐ David Blunkett

As a former lifelong Republican, it pains me to tell you that today's Republicans - and their standard-bearers, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan - just aren't up to the task. They're beholden to 'my way or the highway' bullies, indebted to billionaires who bankroll ads and allergic to the very idea of compromise.
‐‐ Charlie Crist

As a former mayor, I know that local governments must have control over land use decisions.
‐‐ Elton Gallegly

As a former member of JWA's management team, and more recently as a director, I am delighted to have the opportunity now to take the reins of leadership of the company. I look forward to working with JWA's management team to chart the course and execute the plan to further strengthen and broaden JWA's leading product franchises.
‐‐ Helen Johnson-Leipold

As a former member of President Obama's economic team, I have a soft spot for the fiscal stimulus legislation he signed just a month after his inauguration.
‐‐ Christina Romer

As a former member of the IRA, I accept all the responsibilities that are due to me. But in terms of the individual circumstances, I don't comment on that.
‐‐ Martin McGuinness

As a former minority leader who became the first Republican Speaker of the House in Florida since Reconstruction, I know that leadership is not an easy task.
‐‐ Dan Webster

As a former NFL player, I am one American who will have nothing to do with any NFL Team that cannot find the corporate courage to stand for the millions of courageous past great Americans whose sacrifice gave meaning to our flag and national anthem and to the millions upon millions who still dream to come to its free shores.
‐‐ Burgess Owens

As a former professional patient advocate, I believe prescription drugs are an essential part of high-quality medical treatment, and I supported enactment of the Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act.
‐‐ Sue Kelly

As a former prosecutor, sometimes people refer to me as 'Attila the Hun.' I understand how people can get a reputation sometimes.
‐‐ Mary Jo White

As a former recipient of these services I can honestly say that the overwhelming majority of TANF recipients are hard-working Americans who are down on their luck, and just want an opportunity to better their lives and those of their family through work and access to education.
‐‐ Gwen Moore

As a former Republican, I represent a group of Americans who all too often have no one to speak for them. This group doesn't necessarily have a name. We've been called 'moderates,' but that term can be misleading.
‐‐ Lincoln Chafee

As a former resident with strong personal and ministry ties to the North Star State, I pray that the good people of Minnesota will show their support for God's definition of marriage, between a man and a woman.
‐‐ Billy Graham

As a former small business owner, I recognize both the important role small businesses play in our economy and the broad universe of challenges that small business owners face in trying to make ends meet.
‐‐ Sue Kelly

As a former teacher and a mother and grandmother, I know firsthand the importance of a quality education.
‐‐ Sue Kelly

As a former teacher and someone who has devoted her entire career to children and public schools, I understand the pain and frustration of parents who feel their children are not receiving the education they deserve.
‐‐ Randi Weingarten

As a former veteran, I understand the needs of veterans, and have been clear - we will work together, stand together with the Administration, but we will also question their policies when they shortchange veterans and military retirees.
‐‐ Solomon Ortiz

As a former waitress myself, I know firsthand how a simple smile from someone can improve your day and how a single harsh word can destroy it. Being courteous and thoughtful costs you nothing and can sometimes pay you dividends in unexpected ways.
‐‐ Susanna Kearsley

As a former writer for the 'National Lampoon,' I've probably contributed to the sea of sarcasm in which we live.
‐‐ P. J. O'Rourke

As a Formula One driver, you dream about winning your first race all your life. I am desperate to know what it feels like.
‐‐ Sergio Perez

As a fortysomething actor, you reach a plateau of maturity from which you can really get stuck in.
‐‐ Julian Sands

As a founder and most senior member of the CBC, John Conyers has been an advocate for the Congressional Black Caucus and a respected leader in the House of Representatives.
‐‐ Marcia Fudge

As a free-market guy, I love competition. That includes political competition.
‐‐ Lawrence Kudlow

As a free person, I ought to be allowed if I'm dying to take something.
‐‐ John Stossel

As a free-speech advocate, I believe that adults should have access to any material they want. As a parent, and a community member, I think people should be able to protect their homes from imagery - much of it violent - that is, I feel, a form of child abuse when adult society inflicts it upon children.
‐‐ Naomi Wolf

As a freelance writer, I'd be asked to become an expert for various magazines on any subject, whether food or wine or history or the life span of veterinarians. I was completely unschooled in any of these things.
‐‐ John Hodgman

As a freshman in college, I was having a lot of trouble adjusting. I took a meditation class to handle anxiety. It really helped. Then as a grad student at Harvard, I was awarded a pre-doctoral traveling fellowship to India, where my focus was on the ancient systems of psychology and meditation practices of Asia.
‐‐ Daniel Goleman

As a friend once pointed out, the crotchety dowagers do tend to get all the best lines. That may be why I have so many of them in my books.
‐‐ Lauren Willig

As a friendly one. I would still like to write concrete poems, but I can only do it sometimes.
‐‐ Ian Hamilton Finlay

As a function of the easy access to information provided by the Internet, and the ease with which it can be shared thanks to social media, consumers are now better informed as to the behavior of brands and the multiple global crises we face.
‐‐ Simon Mainwaring

As a game creator, I'm not 100% satisfied when looking back at the previous game that I released.
‐‐ Hideo Kojima

As a gamer, I like to go up and look at people's faces and see how good of a job they did.
‐‐ Jim Lee

As a gay Jewish white South African, I belong to quite a lot of minority groups. You constantly have to question who you are, what you are and whether you have the courage to be who you are.
‐‐ Antony Sher

As a gay man, I think the role of culture is central to how you change politics - culture is politics.
‐‐ Jose Antonio Vargas

As a gay person, my life has been marginalized.
‐‐ Ira Sachs

As a general rule, biology tends to be conservative. It's rare that evolution 'invents' the same process several times.
‐‐ Gero Miesenbock

As a general rule, durable-goods production tends to be the most volatile sector of the economy. Since people usually have a stock of durables in use, when times get tight, they put off new purchases. What seem like small cutbacks to the end buyer translate into big swings for the producer.
‐‐ Virginia Postrel

As a general rule, governments are unlimited in their powers. All free governments, perhaps all other governments, are entitled in some shape or other to make laws and to repeal or amend them.
‐‐ Samuel Freeman Miller