Eric Swalwell Quotes

My ignorance of politics couldn't be matched by anybody in politics.

I guess I am politically very naive.

I believe that there are certain things that could be taken care of that you don't need a strong political background in.

I don't know anything about politics. Like, zero. Nothing.

Serving in Congress has been more than an honor; it has been one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life... It has been a wonderful ride. It has been a wonderful journey.

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

Representatives of Congress come to Washington representing their districts, but they don’t necessarily understand the complexities of the world.

I was a business man. When they elected me, it took me two years to learn about how government ran.

Everybody should work in their nation's capitol and see how politics actually work because it was the most eye opening experience of my life.

When people say - 'Well, do you miss being a judge since you're in Congress,' I go - 'Only when I want people to sit down and shut up.'

Being elected to Congress, though I am very grateful to our friends for having done it, has not pleased me as much as I expected.

If we tried to write about politics, you'd realize that we're all a bunch of idiots.

I enjoyed my stay in the Congress. Most people do not. And too many people who have been elected really don't understand the nature of government.

I haven't been paying attention to politics long enough to have really smart opinions.

I'm not very big on politics. I'm a comedian and not that smart. I don't have the mind capacity for it.

If I only had 12 years left to live, I'd want to live it as a member of Congress because that was the 12 longest years of my life.

I'm president of the Senate. I'm not a neophyte when it comes to understanding political alignments and misalignments.

I'm not one of those actors that knows everything about politics.

I'd love to say that I could write political songs, but I don't feel clued-up enough.

Well, I was 29 years old when I came to the United States Senate, and I have learned a lot.

I learnt a lot in government, and I've learnt a lot since leaving government. The kind of journey of being in government is that you start at your most popular and least capable, and you end at your most capable and least popular.

Serving in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime.

I haven't been in politics too long so that's a good thing.

I don't really wanna talk about politics, I'm not clever enough.

I don't know enough about politics. I am out of the loop.