I think there's no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people's lives and improve the world.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is not just a way of life, it is a way to live fully.
Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation.
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.
When you go into public service, you understand you're trading something. You want to feel good about what you do, but you're not going to make what people in private sector make.
As my parents taught me, by both words and deeds, a life of public services is as much a gift to the person who serves as it is to those he's serving.
I have had a career in public service.
My whole life has been dedicated to public service.
For me, there can be no higher public service than serving as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Of all the public services, education is the one I'm most interested in. You get a more dynamic economy, you deal with most social problems, and it's morally right.
I just don't believe in the basic concept that someone should make their whole career in public service.