Andrew Jackson Quotes

I think I'm the only senator who does not see a president when I look in the mirror.

There are politicians who seethe with ambition all the time, and there are a lot of other politicians who don't. I'm in the second category, that's all.

I don't see myself as a visionary at all.

It was flattering to have high expectations, but I was never going to be President.

If I am the best, I am capable of saying it, but if I find the others better, I am also capable of shutting up. And staying on the bench. Full stop.

I prepared to be president. And I think that's a good thing.

I don't think I'm in any position to give anybody advice about anything.

I don't go around thinking of myself as a great anything.

I think that enjoying the fruits of one's labor is very different than arrogance. And when I was younger, I didn't know the difference. I thought that if you were gracious, that meant that you somehow were getting ahead of yourself. And I felt self-deprecation kept you balanced.

I'm already suspicious of anyone who thinks he or she is smart enough to be president. You'd have to have some ego to believe that about yourself.

I have the absolute confidence not to be number two, but then I have enough sense to realize that there can be no number one.

I did not have any delusions of grandeur as a kid.

I realize I can never take my success for granted. It's not attractive for anyone to be like that.

Too many actors have run for office. There's one difference between me and them: I know I'm not qualified.

I can't assume that people see me the way I see myself. I have to show them. But I can't do it in a way where it's too much, where it's rude. I feel like when you're a king, you lead. And I just see myself as a king, or as something more than just a regular human being.

I grew up thinking that if I wanted to go be prime minister, I could.

You can never say you're big - I don't think you can ever take anything like that for granted.

I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency.

I'd rather stay out of the limelight until I've done something I feel proud of.

My friends all say I'm going to be Secretary of State. But I don't see how that would be much different from the job I have now.

The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.

I definitely didn't want to be that person that came out and was like, 'O.K. I'm going to lead every parade.'

Mr. Dingell is just plain Mr. Dingell. And when he gets to be chairman of the Commerce Committee, he doesn't let it go to his head. However, he thinks he would be a very, very good chairman.

I'm not a politician. I'd make a lousy politician.

I'm not a diva - not yet, anyway.