Jim Talent Quotes

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

Voters don't have to love him, Romney advisers say, but they will respect him.

During the last campaign I knew what was happening. You know, they mocked me for my foreign policy and they laughed at my monetary policy. No more. No more.

I never had a single conversation about politics with Ross Perot in my life; still haven't.

The Democrats' ads convince me that Governor Romney can't sing, but his record convinces me he knows how to lead, and I think you know which skill we need more.

I think people are looking for a president who has views and who sticks to those views. So, I think Governor Romney, Governor Perry, Governor Huntsman are all terrific candidates. I think we got a chance to elect a real, executive leader.

I actually had a dream that one of my friends became president, and I was trying to help out with the campaign. It was pretty good.

Romney is a good, intelligent, extraordinarily generous man who put on a great fight. But he didn't understand the country or the people he sought to lead, and that is why he lost.

I don't think that winning the presidency of the United States is a matter of a single issue.

Donald Trump can ultimately make the case for himself.

If Hillary Clinton had to face me on a debate stage, at the very least, she would have a hitch in her swing.

I know I'd be an absolutely horrendous politician.

I was considering running for political office.

I'm up for re-election in 2014, and yes I do plan to run for re-election.

I'm a politician. I run for office. That's my profession.

I like John McCain. He can always be counted on for a good quote.

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

When I ran for governor, was I ambitious? Yes. Anyone, male or female, who goes through the trials of a campaign must be ambitious.

I am not at all a politician. I don't think I'm cut out for politics. I am certainly not going to stand for election.

I don't think running for office is anything I'm prepared for or could even prepare myself for.

I think Mitt Romney is a good man.

I'm not going to run for political office.

Smilin' for the Presidency

For the Presidency, you run on a record and not on your legs.

A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with him, he is a statesman.