Michael Forsyth Quotes

I want to win and I want to be in office.

Some day I shall be President.

I hope to continue to be serving South Dakota in Congress.

Citizens, you will elect me - I will be your leader.

I was considering running for political office.

The purpose of a politician is to be a leader. A politician has to lead. Otherwise he's just a follower.

To be a statesman, you must first get elected.

I miss being governor.

I'm not going to run for political office.

I am going to be prime minister.

I'm thinking of trying to talk Jonathan Toews into running for Congress. We could use him.

Anything can happen when people run for office.

Look, the people will elect the government they think best.

Politics is activity in relation to power.

I've committed myself to serve my constituents in South Shields and I have committed myself to British politics.

After thinking carefully about how I can best help my fellow Minnesotans, I have decided to not seek election for a different office in 2014. The warm encouragement from many people to run for U.S. senator or the governorship was deeply humbling.

I love politics.

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

Governing is one thing, campaigning is another - and the latter becomes far more pronounced in an election-year State of the Union.

The thing that Tea Parties have to understand, you can't govern if you don't get elected.

When mankind first saw the necessity of government, it is probable that many had conceived the desire of ruling.

I really want to be governor when I have a partner in the White House.

You know, we're taught that in a democracy power comes from being elected.

There aren't a whole lot of people out of 300 million who could elected to the Congress.

Any politician in a democracy has to be mindful of public opinion.