P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

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'm not into politics. I have received offers to enter politics, but I have not been tempted so far. I can't say about the future.

Elective office and public service are obviously something that have long ties with my family, and something I'm definitely interested in.

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

I'd always admired the intellectuals who had made the transition into politics - Mario Vargas Llosa in Peru, Vaclav Havel in the Czech Republic, Carlos Fuentes in Mexico - but I knew that many of them had failed, and in any event, I wasn't exactly in their league.

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.

Politics is in my blood.

I am joining politics for sure.

I wanted to be a senator from Illinois. I was obsessed with politics. My dad was friends with a lot of local politicians, so I would hang out with them on Election Day and hand out buttons. Somehow, even though they were opposite, I loved Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. I thought they were the coolest guys!

I love politics, but I wouldn't want to be involved in it. Too little money, too much work! I don't really have the personality for that.

My father was the Prime Minister of Pakistan. My grandfather had been in politics, too; however, my own inclination was for a job other than politics. I wanted to be a diplomat, perhaps do some journalism - certainly not politics.

I don't have to be in politics.

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 the most honorable adventure.

I knew early on that I would do politics, but I would never make a living at it. I would do something else.

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

I have never wanted to be a politician, and I never had the desire until recently.

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

I don't see myself in the political realm.

I loved every day I was in politics. But I got out at the right time. I never miss it.

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.

My mother was a politician in my formative years.

I love politics, but I wouldn't want to be involved in it. Too little money, too much work!

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

I think I can change things for the better in this country. I'm doing it now as well, in many areas, mostly in education, higher education and technological entrepreneurship. But I think I could do a lot more from a presidential position.

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