David Shulkin Quotes

I am a son of my nation. It does not matter whether I am prime minister, a soldier, or a policeman. The main thing is to be useful to the people, that I can look into people's eyes, and that people see that there are real benefits from my activities.

How could I remain a spectator while Singapore faces such complex challenges? How could I not step forward when I know I have more to contribute to the country we all worked to build?

We should all spend some time of our life doing service to our country. To me, I would give up a couple of years.

What I can do for my country, I am willing to do.

If I can't take five years out to serve my country as president, then everything I've been singing about, like equal rights, doesn't mean anything.

The diiference is that in the private sector you work for yourself, and as Prime Minister I work for every single Haitian - inside Haiti and outside - and for all those who love Haiti as well.

I think there are many ways to serve your country.

I ask you, men of all classes, to come forward voluntarily, and take your share in the fight.

National service is America at its best.

Are you a politician who says to himself, 'I will use my country for my own benefit?' If so, you are naught but a parasite living on the flesh of others. Or are you a devoted patriot, who whispers in the ear of his inner self, I love to serve my country as a faithful servant." Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country?

We must let our young men know that they owe some responsibility to this country.

There is one higher office than President, and I would call that patriot.

In the great fulfillment, we must have a citizenship less concerned about what the government can do for it, and more anxious about what it can do for the nation.

I want to serve my country, but not necessarily in the political arena.

My typical paradigm is that I do believe in public service. My father's a military man. He really does always speak about the fact that there is actually nothing more valuable that you can do than actually to serve your country. And I buy that.

By running, you're making that commitment that says, 'I'm dedicating myself to public service.' Win or lose, you're making that statement, and you actually are taking a step in that direction.

My father took one of the toughest jobs in the government because he cared about his nation more than himself. His courage and conviction have always driven me to want to make a difference.

If you're asked, you've got to serve - put aside any reservations based on campaign rhetoric... and figure out what's best for the country.

Even through sports, I have been serving the country. But later, I want to join politics.

Throughout my life, I've always believed that the sole purpose of public service is to improve the lives of the people around us. From the Freeport Town Council to serving as Speaker of the State House, I've kept that sense of purpose close to my heart - consistently and passionately asking myself how we make progress.

To work for the good of our country is not a shallow thing.

For me, any chance to serve Singapore even in its limited capacity... I would be glad to take it up and use it to serve Singaporeans.

I don't have a personal life. Whatever I have is for the country and society.

Our national values demand that we assist the families of our men and women in uniform, especially at the time of their greatest need.

It's been a great honour and privilege to serve Canadians.