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Hampshire Quotes

Small state, big role in American political life.

This set of Hampshire quotes moves from a sibling settling into a quiet village life to fresh law graduates weighing private-sector work over public service. For more on place and belonging, see our Geography quotes.

This character feels so much like my brother. He has two children. He has a wife. He works with me. He chooses to stay in New Hampshire because he wants his kids to grow up in the school they started...

Quotes by Adam Sandler

I was a nut for Dostoevsky. You can tell a lot from what people read between those ages. My brother was a Steinbeck freak and now he lives in a little village in New Hampshire and he's a baker.

Quotes by Vincent Kartheiser

I grew up in a city - it's called Lawrence, Massachusetts. It's about half an hour north of Boston. When my parents got divorced, I moved to New Hampshire because my father worked up there.

Quotes by Statik Selektah

I grew up in a small village on the border of Hampshire and Surrey. When people ask, I tend to say that I'm from Haslemere.

Quotes by Rex Orange County

Emotion Quotes

In the little town where I live in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, we now have a 'Public Safety Complex' around the corner from what used to be our hokey Andy Griffith-esque fire station.

Quotes by Rachel Maddow

New Hampshire is one of the birthplaces of American freedom and independence - a place with a love and a passion for liberty.

Quotes by Marsha Blackburn

President Clinton's record of advocating for the middle class and creating millions of new jobs and opportunity for Americans is second to none. I'm looking forward to campaigning with him and talking about how we keep New Hampshire moving forward...

Quotes by Maggie Hassan

New Hampshire is moving in the right direction because we have shown time and time again that we can work across the aisle to solve problems.

Quotes by Maggie Hassan

As Governor, I've worked to solve problems the New Hampshire way - bringing together Democrats, Republicans and Independents to help hard-working Granite Staters adapt to our changing economy so that everyone has the opportunity to get ahead and stay ahead.

Quotes by Maggie Hassan

Geography Quotes

I am disappointed that Senator Ayotte has voted repeatedly for deep cuts in Pell Grants that would make college more expensive for thousands of New Hampshire students and voted against allowing young people to refinance their student loans.

Quotes by Maggie Hassan

I certainly think that we can take steps to prevent this kind of weapon that is designed to create mass casualties from getting into the hands of the wrong people while still protecting the Second Amendment rights of the people...

Quotes by Maggie Hassan

The Granite State needs a senator who knows that New Hampshire comes first - and leads like it.

Quotes by Maggie Hassan

The fact that a New Hampshire legislator's position is not seen as a career or a way of supporting a family has meant that it draws women. At times, I think men who might be looking for a paid career...

Quotes by Maggie Hassan

You're really earning the support of New Hampshire voters, and you've got to do that one-on-one grassroots campaigning here, even if you have the most money.

Quotes by Kelly Ayotte

History Quotes

Carly Fiorina has campaigned hard in New Hampshire to earn support from voters.

Quotes by Kelly Ayotte

When I went back to New Hampshire after graduating from law school, my plan was to go work for a private firm because I had to pay some student loans off and make money and really just be in the...

Quotes by Kelly Ayotte

I live in a beautiful part of the world - western New Hampshire along the Baker River - and my family and I spend a lot of time outdoors.

Quotes by Joseph Monninger

Fishing the small streams of New Hampshire is a pastime that combines hiking, map reading, and bushwhacking - plenty of it.

Quotes by Joseph Monninger

People in New Hampshire know that I'll talk thoughtfully, substantively about any issue.

Quotes by John Sununu

Identity Quotes

The citizens of New Hampshire expect and deserve a government as clean as our mountain streams and as open as our blue skies. Today let us pledge together to make this government - the people's government - clean, open and...

Quotes by John Lynch

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of life in New Hampshire does this topic describe?
One quote recalls a sibling settling into a small New Hampshire village and becoming a baker, contrasting with an early love of Russian literature.
Does the topic touch on career decisions after law school?
Yes, one speaker describes moving back to the state once law school ended, planning to join a private firm to pay off student loans before eventually taking a different path.
Is there a quote about political campaigning?
Yes, one describes putting in intense campaign effort across the state specifically to earn voter support, without naming any particular candidate.
Why does grassroots campaigning matter so much here?
Another quote stresses that winning over New Hampshire voters requires genuine one-on-one, door-to-door effort rather than relying only on money.
How does this topic connect to Geography quotes?
Since New Hampshire's identity as a place shapes every quote here, our Geography quotes are a natural next stop.

Other lines describe the intense grassroots campaigning candidates take on to win local voters one conversation at a time. Explore our History and Identity quotes for related themes.