Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I spent 10 years of my life in courtrooms, and there is one thing I learned pretty quick when you are doing a closing argument: everything before you has been said and has been said better than you could ever say. First of all, if I said any of those things it would really sound arrogant. I love every single thing about this place, everything, all the bad stuff, all the good stuff, and everything about the wild and crazy can't get home on a Friday because of votes held open for 3\1/2\ hours. I am going to miss every single thing, but what I am going to miss the most are the people whom I have gotten to know. I always say I hang out with Ben Cline and Dusty Johnson because they never swear, so I get their quota of swearwords. Bryan, Stephanie, Laurel, and Erin, you can't do this job without having good counsel, good company, and good friends. I am really, really excited about the next chapter. I am so humbled and proud that the citizens of North Dakota have sent me to Congress three different times, and I am very, very humbled and proud that they elected me Governor. I just want everybody in here to know that this has been the greatest privilege of my life to be the lone voice of North Dakota in the United States House of Representatives.…”