Jim Webb Quotes

United States, Politician
February 9, 1946

James Henry Webb Jr. (born February 9, 1946) is an American politician and author. He has served as a United States Senator from Virginia, Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Counsel for the United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and a Marine Corps officer.

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I have proudly spent several periods in government, but I'm not a career politician. I come from a family of 'citizen soldiers.'

Jim Webb
- Family
- Career
Your first six months in the Senate, you spend a lot of time wondering how the hell you got here. After that, you look around at your colleagues and wonder how the hell any of them got here.

Jim Webb
- Time
- Wonder

George W. Bush: How's your boy?Webb: I'd like to get them out of Iraq, Mr. PresidentBush: That's not what I asked you. How's your boy?Webb: That's between me and my boy, Mr. President.

Jim Webb
- Boy
I just like the people and the culture of Southeast Asia.

Jim Webb
- People
- Culture
A typical day in the Senate requires several trips to the Senate floor and back, although the journey is usually underground so that on some days, once I arrive at work, I never see the sun.

Jim Webb
- Work
- Journey
- Sun
It's a very tough thing to run for office, but it's also the way the American people get to know you.

Jim Webb
- People
- American