Top 565 Member Quotes

It has been the greatest privilege of my adult and public life to have served, for 32 years, as the Member of Parliament for our local Highlands and Islands communities.
Charles Kennedy
And, of course, they’ve always condemned dancing. You know, you might touch a member of the opposite sex. And you might get excited and you might do something natural.
Frank McCourt
I see Libya as a member of the Non-Aligned Movement and a sovereign State of the nearly 200 members of the United Nations.
Fidel Castro
In the course of my life, for more than half a century, June 1989 was the major turning point. Up to that point, I was a member of the first class to enter university when college entrance examinations were reinstated following the Cultural Revolution (Class of ’77).
Liu Xiaobo
Women and girls are disproportionately affected by landmines. They have different needs when it comes to education about risks. And they may face greater challenges when a family member is killed or injured.
Ban Ki-moon
Instead of having to be a member of the Royal Society to do science, the way you had to be in England in the 17th, 18th, centuries today pretty much anybody who wants to do it can, and the information that they need to do it is there.
Seth Lloyd
I’m the only member of my family who dared to move away from Birmingham – my brothers and sister are still here, along with my mom.
David Harewood
I’m a member of the 1960s generation. We didn’t have any wisdom.
P. J. O’Rourke
If you ask me who the members of the Rolling Stones or Led Zep or the Clash were, I’d be able to tell you every member. But I couldn’t name a single member of Arctic Monkeys.
Dave Gahan
I’ve never been much for becoming a member of a group.
Sue Hubbell
I came from a small town and at school in one class there was me, a member from Depeche Mode and someone who went on to join The Cure. That was all in one class of 30 kids.
Alison Moyet
I’m not a member of a political party, and I feel very, very comfortable being independent. Even if I weren’t a journalist – if I were doing whatever – I would be an independent.
Jake Tapper
When people say the U.N. is useless, I ask the question, which U.N. are we talking about? We have the U.N. that is a secretariat led by the secretary general, and we have a U.N. made up of member states who give us our mandate.
Kofi Annan
The way Yes works is when we have a new member come in, as in Jon Davison, it’s appropriate that we see what differences we can get out of a new contributing member in order to keep Yes interesting.
Chris Squire
I met the Santana band when I was 14. By the time I was 15, I was a member of the band.
Neal Schon
In 1959, Moscow gave space to an exhibition of American consumer goods, and my father, also a member of this generation, tasted Pepsi for the first time.
Keith Gessen
I was a Likud member for many years. The problem in the Likud is that every leader takes the Likud to the left. It wasn’t easy for me to take this step.
Ayelet Shaked
Rules governing defecation, hygiene, and pollution exist in every culture at every period in history. It may in fact be the foundation of civilization: What is toilet training if not the first attempt to turn a child into an acceptable member of society?
Rose George
I think fans acknowledged the effort I have made as a s

I think fans acknowledged the effort I have made as a solo artist and as a member of Bigbang throughout the years. It is a very humbling yet gratifying achievement for me.
Taeyang
I’m a member of the George Jones fan club, and I’m a member of U2’s fan club.
Dierks Bentley
When you’re a member of Congress, you can become an expert in a couple of subjects. For example, I’ve worked on federal procurement reform, the Armed Services Committee, manufacturing, and women’s health care.
Tammy Duckworth
I’m a classic Church of England member, but part of its strength is the fact that it doesn’t ask us to sign up to too much of a canon… but I’ve always found the teachings of Jesus and the Bible quite useful as a sort of handy guide.
David Cameron
Celebrity is seen by a huge amount of people and certainly myself for a while as the pinnacle of society, of success. It is revered almost religiously, both the institution and its quickly growing member base.
Jack Gleeson
But day in and day out, the most stimulating part of the work is being a member of a team of so many very bright, articulate and talented professionals.
Randy West
I’m a member of the American legion and VFW, patron member of the Jewish War Veterans.
Rodney Frelinghuysen
I passed a typing test and became a member of the staff of Rear Adm. Newton.
Jack Adams
My family was actually homeless for several years when I was a kid. It’s a bit unusual for a member of Congress.
Kyrsten Sinema
Along with my passion for horse breeding, I was a horse racing enthusiast… In 1974 I was elected as a committee member and subsequently as a steward of the Turf Club. I had a burning desire to clean up the sport, which had always carried the stigma of gambling and manipulation.
Cyrus S. Poonawalla
We would like Serbia to become a member of the European Union as quickly as possible.
Ivica Dacic
As Vermont’s senator and a member of the Budget Committee, I will not support a plan to reduce the deficit that does not call for shared sacrifice.
Bernie Sanders
I love tape. It’s another member of the band, the way it settles and blankets everything.
Sturgill Simpson
I would never commit acts of domestic or family violence, stalking or sex offenses against Vince Russo or his household members or any other kind of member that he might have hanging around. Never would I do such a thing. I swear to that.
Jim Cornette
From high school, you can see my Sierra Club card – I’ve been a member since 1979. That gives you an indication of early interest.
Mike Quigley
As a free-speech advocate, I believe that adults should have access to any material they want. As a parent, and a community member, I think people should be able to protect their homes from imagery – much of it violent – that is, I feel, a form of child abuse when adult society inflicts it upon children.
Naomi Wolf
I am outraged that a House member has tried through this provision to breach the traditional confidentiality of individual Americans’ tax returns. There is no reason for this measure, and this last-minute act violates all principles of judgment and common sense.
John Warner
Above all else, everyone at Roblox is committed to member safety. We take every precaution possible to make sure kids are protected from inappropriate and offensive individuals as well as from indecent and distasteful content.
David Baszucki
Every member of my family knows that running for office is a personal decision.
Joe Kennedy III
I’m also performing regularly in Southern California with two bands. As a solo artist doing acoustic sets and a member of the Jenerators, my rock n roll band that has been around for a long time now.
Bill Mumy
We spend to pretend that we’re upper class. And when the dust clears – when bankruptcy hits or a family member bails us out of our stupidity – there’s nothing left over. Nothing for the kids’ college tuition, no investment to grow our wealth, no rainy-day fund if someone loses her job.
J. D. Vance
The way Hollywood portrays mothers – you’re either all good and saint-like, or you’re all bad. And I think the real honesty of motherhood is not given a voice in movies. I miss that as an audience member.
Ellen Barkin
While at Cal Tech I talked a lot with Jon Mathews, then a junior faculty member; he taught me how to use the Institute’s computer; we also went on hikes together.
Kenneth G. Wilson
All working parents should have paid family leave. That’s one of many reasons I’m working to elect Hillary Clinton. She has a plan to guarantee workers – men and women – up to 12 weeks of paid family leave to care for a new child or a seriously ill family member.
Randi Weingarten
As a member of the Aging Committee, I’m no stranger to fighting for America’s seniors.
Claire McCaskill
Not every movie has to serve as every audience member’s need for completion.
Todd Phillips
I’m a member of the media. I’m America’s Anchorman.
Rush Limbaugh
My mother was a union member. She was a mail carrier, a rural mail carrier. She called herself a ‘postal packin’ grandma’ for a good period of time.
Sam Brownback
Why should someone be allowed to remain a voting member of the Academy if they are no longer active in the industry?
Roger Ross Williams
As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I’m concerned about the recklessness of public policy that endangers people’s lives, especially in minority communities, where crime often is such a scourge.
John Kennedy
The Beatles did treat me as a member of the group. And that was a great honor, you know?
Billy Preston
Nobody cares if you're black, white, straight, gay, Chr

Nobody cares if you’re black, white, straight, gay, Christian, Jewish, whatever it may be. When you step on that field, you’re a member, in my case, the 49ers. That’s your job, your occupation.
Colin Kaepernick
When I was a child I had a best friend who lived across the road from me. When her mother died unexpectedly it was like losing a member of my own family. I think I am still affected by the memory of that loss.
Margaret Mahy
I’m a psychologist. I was a psychology faculty member, and then I became an administrator of the department, then the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. At the time of the presidential search, I was the dean.
I. King Jordan
I was a member of the Haifa City Council when I was 23 years old, which made me the youngest city councilman in Israel.
Ayman Odeh
I can’t afford to be a member of a golf course.
Jack Abramoff
When a member of the House moves over to the Senate, he raises the IQ of both bodies.
Everett Dirksen
I had seen ‘Pillowman’ in London and loved it. Being part of something that I, as an audience member, would like to be part of was one of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had.
Zeljko Ivanek
The principle is that every member needs to represent their district.
Dan Webster
I was the first Latino member of Congress to support Senator Obama’s candidacy. For quite a while, I was the only one.
Luis Gutierrez