Angus King quotes

Angus King is an American politician and attorney, currently serving as a United States Senator from Maine. Known for his independent stance, he often works to bridge partisan divides. He has been recognized for his pragmatic approach to legislation and commitment to public service. Here are 28 of his quotes:

Frankly, I think I might scare [the parties], and that would be a good thing.

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When people asked me in a RV park, "What do you do?" I just said, "I'm a retired state employee from Maine."

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If you like the system as it is, I'm not your guy... If you want a shot at changing it, join me.

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I always had a kind of Myth of Cincinnatus idea about politics - that public service was something you do for a while in between stints at real life. And when your time is up, you return to the plow, which is hopefully still somewhere close to where you left it.

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Michael Jordan did not get good at basketball by practicing 42 minutes a week, which is what most kids have in the computer lab. ... Whether it's a scalpel, baseball bat or a computer, the skill in the use of a tool rests upon practice and familiarity, and that's what these kids are going to have to an unprecedented extent.

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I think we're going to demonstrate the power of one-to-one computer access that's going to transform education. ... The economic future will belong to the technologically adept.

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The Southwest was spectacular, but I have no interest in moving there. North Carolina is beautiful in spring and fall. But I can say I didn't find anyplace I'd rather live than Maine.

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It wouldn't take but four or five centrists like me to completely change the dynamics.

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We have serious problems in this country but we can't begin to solve them until we solve this shrill deadlock.

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If it's necessary to join a caucus and get a committee assignment, I'll do it.

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My desire is to be as independent as I can be, as long as I can be, subject to being effective.

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I worked in the Senate in the 1970s. I worked for the Labor, Public Welfare Committee, and we had Ted Kennedy and my old boss, Bill Hathaway, and Walter Mondale.

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One of my life principles is that if something isn't working, doing something harder isn't necessarily going to produce the same result.

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One of the real benefits of any travel is gaining some perspective. You see things from different points of view.

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My approach to the job can be summed up pretty simply - I never viewed politics as my career.

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If there were four or five people like me, that would change the whole dynamic.

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You have to take advantage of the opportunities that life gives you, particularly the moments in time when you have time, when you're between jobs or you retire.

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We proved that with civility, common sense, building bridges, working with coalitions and working with people one at a time, we could do something.

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Olympia has 30 years of seniority, she's likable, she works very hard, and if she can't make it work, nobody in either party is going to make it work.

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I might have a chance of starting a movement toward change in this broken system.

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It's hard running as an independent. I wouldn't have won the Senate election if I hadn't been governor. I had credibility. The hard part is getting voters to the point where they think it's thinkable and not a waste of time.

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I'm giving it some thought for the very reason that Olympia quit. It's just not working down there and maybe we need to try something different. ... We have serious problems in this country but we can't begin to solve them until we solve this shrill deadlock.

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