Robert Byrne Quotes

When I entered politics, I took the only downward turn you could take from journalism.

Mothers may still want their sons to grow up to become President, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process.

A man’s got to walk if he is going to be in politics.

I am joining politics for sure.

Going into politics is something people have asked me about forever.

I really don't have tremendous political ambition. I have policy ambition.

I'm not going to lie to you: being Speaker of the State Assembly is the best job I've ever had in my entire career. But you know, I got into politics 'cause I wanted to make a difference, and I was always raised that one person could make a difference.

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

No, I'm not running for office someday.

Right away when I got to college, I realized that being a politician sucks. It's really hard! It wasn't for me. B.J. Novak is convinced that I will run for mayor of Chicago at some point. He begs me to do it. It'd be a tough gig, but I was always very attracted to the idea of helping people and trying to make the city a better place.

I never intended to be a politician or office-seeker.

There is absolutely no way that I would enter that world. I would never run for office.

I wanted to have a political career. I thought studying political science would be the best way to achieve it.

My father was in Congress when I was born. He was mayor my whole life from when I was in grade school - first grade - to when I went away to college.

Every time I would give a talk, someone would say, 'You ought to go into politics.' I prefer to call it government leadership. My life has taken me to places where I have experiences that I think I can share. A lot of times, we see people who are career politicians. I'm not the conventional candidate, nor do I want to be.

The best, most interesting years of my life were spent in government and politics.

You don’t become a statesman unless you are first a good politician.

Men in political life must be ambitious.

… politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia

Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics, is still the greatest and most honorable adventure.

There are a lot of people who go to Washington or go to their state houses with a personal ambition in mind.

Once you've been a mayor, you look to try to get things done.

I actually became a lawyer because I thought you had to be a lawyer in order to get into national politics.

I like to be involved in politics. I like to be involved in government. I've been in politics all my life. I would like to remain in government. I don't think that's so sinister.

I was in civil society long before I was ever in politics or my husband was ever even elected president.