“While I am humbled by the widespread encouragement of so many and hold in the highest esteem those who serve us in federal office, I know that my head and my heart, my young family's future, and our unfinished work all remain firmly in the State of California - not Washington D.C. Therefore I will not seek election to the U.S. Senate in 2016.” KnowsHeartStatesYoungMy HeartOfficeHighestEncouragementElectionEsteemCaliforniaSenateUnfinishedUnfinished Work Author:Gavin Newsom
“The power of a free people is often at the disposal of a single and seemingly an unimportant individual; a terrible and truthful power; for such a people feel with one heart, and therefore can lift up their myriad arms for a single blow. And, again, there is no graduated scale for the measurement of the influences of different intellects upon the popular mind. Peter the Hermit held no office, yet what a work he wrought!” PeopleFeelsMindHeartDifferentIndividualInfluenceArmsTerribleOfficeBlowIntellectScalesLiftsPeterTruthfulMeasurementUnimportantHermits Book:Morals and Dogma Source: Morals and Dogma
“I have on my office wall a wise and useful reminder by Anne Morrow Lindbergh concerning one of the realities of life. She wrote, "My life cannot implement in action the demands of all the people to whom my heart responds." That's good counsel for us all, not as an excuse to forgo duty, but as a sage point about pace and the need for quality in relationships.” PeopleNeedsHeartRealityActionQualityWiseDutyWallMy HeartDemandOfficeExcuseReality Of LifePaceSageRemindersMorrow Author:Neal A. Maxwell