Serve Quotes

Here's a little newsflash for those reporters and commentators: I'm not going to Washington to seek their good opinion. I'm going to Washington to serve this great country.
Sarah Palin

Good, Great, Country

The economy of a novelist is a little like that of a careful housewife who is unwilling to throw away anything that might perhaps serve its turn.
Graham Greene

Away, Might, Turn

Jellyfish serve as a model for bioengineers for the same reason yeast were once so valuable to geneticists: they're simple to deconstruct.
Jeffrey Kluger

Simple, Same, Reason

We have seen that in this country in the last few years, particularly on Wall Street, with the rise of the old human frailty of greed. This occurs when people begin to serve only their own needs to the detriment of everyone else.
Lee R. Raymond

Human, Greed, Country

There are many ways to serve.
Caroline Kennedy

For some people, miracles serve as evidence of God's existence.
Walter Isaacson

God, Miracles, Existence

It has always been my plan not to serve more than two terms.
Jim DeMint

Two, Plan, Terms

Growing up, I was encouraged to get a good education, get a real job doing something I enjoyed, and, should the opportunity present itself, consider public service as just that: a chance to serve, not an end in itself.
John Sununu

Education, Good, End

Deep Throat did serve the public interest by providing the guidance and information to us.
Bob Woodward

Deep, Public, Interest

Once I serve well, my whole game goes up.
Serena Williams

Game, Whole, Once

When I met my husband, I refused to invite him home for Passover because I was embarrassed my mother might serve all the catered dishes in the wrong order.
Erica Jong

Home, Mother, Husband

Success will always be measured by the extent to which we serve the buying public.
James Cash Penney

Success, Public, Measured

Do not primarily train men to work. Train them to serve willingly and intelligently.
James Cash Penney

Work, Men, Train

We can serve our customers well only if our buying jobs are right. You cannot sell if you haven't ordered wanted goods into your store.
James Cash Penney

Cannot, Wanted, Jobs

I commit myself to serve my country.
Francois Hollande

Country, Commit

The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.
Samuel Smiles

Men, Greatest, Difficulty

I've tried to handle winning well, so that maybe we'll win again, but I've also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport.
Mike Krzyzewski

Good, Hope, Failure

Listen, I think movies serve many different purposes, from those movies that are frivolous and just an entertainment, to movies that just go to exploring the complexities of the human soul. Everything is valid if it's done with honesty and dignity, and I actually do both of those types of movies in my career.
Antonio Banderas

Movies, Human, Career

The future author is one who discovers that language, the exploration and manipulation of the resources of language, will serve him in winning through to his way.
Thornton Wilder

Future, Winning, Him

I was in elective politics for 24 years. I've made four national races, two for President, two for Vice President. I have found there are other ways to serve, and I'm enjoying them.
Al Gore

Politics, Two, President

A person like myself, born and raised in the inner city of Atlanta, Georgia, to lower-middle-class parents. But I had the opportunity to get an education, to go and earn a commission in the United States Army, to serve for 22 years, to lead men and women in combat.
Allen West

Education, Women, Men

Of course, for me, having served 22 years in the military and to have the opportunity to continue to serve my country is a great honor and is a privilege. So that's what makes it special each and every day.
Allen West

Great, Country, Special

I am sick and tired of hearing that it is our moral duty to serve the state, because conservatives believe that it is our moral duty to serve our fellow man regardless of race, sex, affiliation or creed, and when we serve, we believe that it is the state's duty to get out of the way.
Allen West

Sex, Tired, Sick

Human sexuality has been regulated and shaped by men to serve men's needs.
Ana Castillo

Men, Human, Needs

It is for each of us freely to choose whom we shall serve, and find in that obedience our freedom.
Mary Richards

Freedom, Find, Choose

I don't think there is any good answer to the question why shouldn't gays and lesbians who want to serve their country be allowed to do it.
John Bolton

Good, Country, Why

Having a Congress with a more diverse educational and professional background would serve the country well. And given the budget challenges facing America today, we might benefit from a few more cold, calculating problem solvers, and fewer courtroom impresarios.
John Sununu

Today, Country, America

A good mother remembers to serve fruit at breakfast, is always cheerful and never yells, manages not to project her own neuroses and inadequacies onto her children, is an active and beloved community volunteer. She remembers to make play dates, her children's clothes fit, she does art projects with them and enjoys all their games.
Ayelet Waldman

Good, Art, Mother

Personal technology has given us the freedom of being able to do whatever we want - and in the case of celebrities and athletes, whomever they want. But it can also serve as a humiliation jetpack.
Sloane Crosley

Freedom, Technology, Able

I thought to myself, there's a man who gave up his life to serve others - to touch people in that way is probably the greatest thing you can do as a human being.
Gabriel Byrne

Life, Greatest, Human

Share with your Friends

Everyone likes a good quote - don't forget to share.

Related Definition

Serve Definition

Pliny the Elder

Popular Topics

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Get Social with BrainyQuote

BrainyQuote Desktop

BrainyQuote Mobile

Site

Quote of the Day

Social

BQ on Pinterest

Syndication

Funny Quote Feed

Love Quote Feed

Nature Quote Feed

About Us