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1 " We have to be tolerant of other people’s points of view; we have to be able to disagree without being disagreeable, without claiming that we have a monopoly on the truth. "
― John Kasich , Two Paths: America Divided or United
2 " But the health of a society can be measured by how often and how meaningfully its people are able to reach that higher plane, to live lives bigger than they are. "
3 " I don’t care what party you belong to or what office you’re seeking—you owe it to your constituents, to the people you’re looking to serve, to get it right. If you say something is so, then it ought to be so. "
4 " If there’s nothing heroic about how you approach your time in office, you can’t expect to be held up as any kind of hero to your nation’s young people. "
5 " My thinking was this: Just because you’re out to curb some of the ridiculous costs doesn’t mean you’re out to weaken the nation’s defense. "
6 " The baseline level—that’s where we stumble and fall, that’s where we go through the motions. And that’s where most of us live, most of the time. But the health of a society can be measured by how often and how meaningfully its people are able to reach that higher plane, to live lives bigger than they are. "
7 " At a Trump rally, many people were driven to anger and blame; there was name-calling and finger-pointing; there was a certain “my way or the highway” tone. At a Kasich event, people were given hope and all kinds of reasons to lift each other up instead of holding each other down; there was a “we’re all in this soup together” tone. "
8 " I couldn’t give as good as I’d gotten. Why? Plain and simple: I hadn’t gotten into politics to serve the Republican Party. From the very beginning, I’ve told people the Republican Party was my vehicle, not my master, "
9 " All around me, candidates were making wild promises and outlandish statements, while I was out there trying to offer up sound strategies and proven approaches—in other words, trying to be responsible. But you know what? That was seen as boring. Nobody seemed to care—at least, not in any kind of measurable way in this early going. "
10 " I hadn’t gotten into politics to serve the Republican Party. From the very beginning, I’ve told people the Republican Party was my vehicle, not my master, "
11 " True leadership means pursuing it, even if it is hard. The sacrifice is part of the job, however, because leaders can’t lead unless they are servants first. "