John McCain Quotes

I think politicians do great things in the world, but I don't think they're the only ones who can. I don't like all the rhetoric and the finger pointing.

A lot of people feel very good about Mitt Romney and I think he's going to do a great job.

Politics was put in front of me. I do politics because it's the vehicle for change and because I happen to be good at it... I had this sort of calm fearlessness, that some would call foolishness.

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

There are a lot of goals and ambitions that I have in life, things I want to accomplish. Who knows? I mean - it could be politics one day. I want to have a life that can help people.

I have big ideas. If you don't like them, don't vote for me.

I don't have to be president to do great things for my country, but at the same time, to get legislation and policy passed, you have to be in some kind of office. So I don't know what the future will lead to.

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

Al Gore has dedicated his life to detail. George W. Bush has not. He's the first to admit it.

There are two kinds of politicians, those who talk and promise and those who listen and do.

I will improve the economy. At least, I think I can.

I look forward to continuing to hear what Donald Trump has to say about his vision for this country.

I hope when I am governor and it's all over, I am a governor who underpromised and overdelivered.

I'm asking people to vote for me because I'm an activist leader and a problem solver.

If you will trust me with your vote, you can count on me to take those values to Washington.

I definitely envision myself in politics at some point.

Whatever you think of Romney and his politics, as a human being there's none better. As a man of integrity, man of character, there's none better.

For the Republican Convention, I think of Trump's speech and sort of the darkness, the fear of crime, the need for a strong arm really, and so that one core theme.

Hillary Clinton has done amazing things and she's not done yet.

I can promise you. If you work 12 hours, I will work for 13. If you work 14 hours, I will work for 15 hours. Why? Because I am not a ‘pradhan mantri’, but a ‘pradhan sevak’.

Whatever deficiencies the leaders of the American Revolution may have had, reticence, fortunately, was not one of them.

I know when my father [Donald Trump] puts his mind to something he's going to do a phenomenal job with it. He's a great businessman. He has an incredible track record. And I know he understands what this country needs and what it wants.

Take [the first female] president away from Hillary [Clinton], what's her story? What is fascinating? What's interesting about Hillary? Coughing fits? The lump in her throat that she has to cover with the Mao jacket? What's her story?

Australians can trust me to get the job done. They can have the confidence that in the heart of the circumstances I will win through in their interests no matter how relentlessly negative the leader of the opposition is.

I've got a great sense of where I want to lead and I'm comfortable with why I'm running. And, you know, the call on that speech was, beware. This is going to be a tough campaign.