Quote by J. C. Watts

I never got into politics for it to be a career.

I never got into politics for it to be a career.

Summary

This quote expresses a sentiment that the person did not engage in politics with the intention of pursuing it as a long-term professional occupation. It suggests that they may have had different motivations or ideals that drew them into the political realm, such as a desire for positive change or a commitment to public service. The quote implies a distinction between those who see politics as a career path and those who approach it from a different perspective.

Topics

Politics

By J. C. Watts

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I am well aware of the fact that the human race has known ab

I am well aware of the fact that the human race has known about the existence of a universal energy related to life for many ages. However, the basic task of natural science consisted of making this energy usable. This is the sole difference between my work and all preceding knowledge.

Everybody gets everything handed to them. The rich inherit i

Everybody gets everything handed to them. The rich inherit it. I don't mean just inheritance of money. I mean what people take for granted among the middle and upper classes, which is nepotism, the old-boy network.

Money

I'm in the acting business. That's the ego business.

I'm in the acting business. That's the ego business.

Business

While the rest of the species is descended from apes, redhea

While the rest of the species is descended from apes, redheads are descended from cats.

People Women Evolution

I challenge every one of you who can hear me to rise to the

I challenge every one of you who can hear me to rise to the divinity within you. Do we really realize what it means to be a child of God, to have within us something of the divine nature?

Gordon B. Hinckley

Inspirational Spirit

We may find illustrations of the highest doctrines of scienc

We may find illustrations of the highest doctrines of science in games and gymnastics, in travelling by land and by water, in storms of the air and of the sea, and wherever there is matter in motion.

James Clerk Maxwell

Science Game Games

In the middle ages of Christianity opposition to the State o

In the middle ages of Christianity opposition to the State opinions was hushed. The consequence was, Christianity became loaded with all the Romish follies. Nothing but free argument, raillery

Thomas Jefferson

Age Religion Opposition

Friends are the best to turn to when you're having a rough d

Friends are the best to turn to when you're having a rough day.

Best

What do I like in a girl? I like a girl that likes me, a gir

What do I like in a girl? I like a girl that likes me, a girl that knows how to smile and see the bright side of things. A girl that makes me a better person.

Smile

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propa

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.

Truth Repetition Thepublic Self Error

We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can -- na

We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can -- namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.

Teresa of Avila

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eight

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.

Life Age Learning