Frank Durward White Quotes

For someone like me who, as a kid, walked to school muttering little political speeches to myself, it was irresistible to finally get a chance at political life for real. When the people of Etobicoke-Lakeshore elected me their MP, it changed me forever.

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.

One of the advantages of getting elected governor when you're 58 instead of 38 is you have some mileage on you and part of that means some history and some relationships with people who have spent a fair amount of their career in the public and in the private sector.

Hillary Clinton is an experienced public figure.

We make a lot of fun at President Clinton's expense. But this transition is going to be tough because it's been 25 years since this guy has gotten laid in the private sector.

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.

I'm a politician. I run for office. That's my profession.

No, I'm not running for office someday.

I loved being governor. It was a blast. Eight years was enough. But it was certainly one of the greatest thrills in my life to be able to serve the people of Florida. I miss that from time to time.

I always thought of myself is a private-sector person. I was a reluctant candidate. I put in my time. Now it's somebody else's turn to take charge. But I am still very interested in politics.

To be a statesman, you must first get elected.

I am involved with politics today because of the inspiration I received from Ronald Reagan.

It taught me that Clinton's instinct to make this about your life as a citizen, rather than his as a human being, was the right answer to these things.

I don't think running for office is anything I'm prepared for or could even prepare myself for.

There is kind of a typical experience as a premier. You go in, you win a couple, you get out. Go serve on boards, take your head out of the political ringer and take on a much more private life.

A promising young man should go into politics so that he can go on promising for the rest of his life.

Well, I've been in the political arena all of my life, and 10 years of that as a candidate and elected official, and that's about enough.

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.

I think, people who remain in the political sphere as opposed to going into the private sector, really what they're looking at is how in some ways the compensation is power. How do you place a price tag on the ability to affect millions of people's lives? How do you place a price tag on the ability to determine the rules by which all of us play?

Politics is in my blood. I'd love to be involved in 2008, maybe even '06.

I came to politics later in life so I bring a different life experience to it.

I must say that acting was good training for the political life that lay ahead of us.