Angus King quotes

I had no intention of getting back into politics. I was teaching at Bowdoin and happily retired from politics. (Angus King)
Frankly, I think I might scare [the parties], and that would be a good thing. View quote
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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." View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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It wouldn't take but four or five centrists like me to completely change the dynamics. View quote
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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. View quote
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We need to take a deep breath and do things that maybe don't fit the normal picture of what we're supposed to do at that stage of life. (Angus King)
If it's necessary to join a caucus and get a committee assignment, I'll do it. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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One of the real benefits of any travel is gaining some perspective. You see things from different points of view. View quote
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My approach to the job can be summed up pretty simply - I never viewed politics as my career. View quote
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If there were four or five people like me, that would change the whole dynamic. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Jefferson said the states are the laboratories of democracy. But the problem is, nobody reads the lab reports. (Angus King)
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. View quote
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I might have a chance of starting a movement toward change in this broken system. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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