Joanna Trollope Quotes

I never had that reputation of being not accessible.

I am really accessible.

I think I'm approachable, I think I'm accessible and I want to make sure that Iowans know that so that they feel comfortable with me.

I don't ever wanna come across too intimidating, so as long as I look like you can come up and give me a hug, that's good.

I'm fairly accessible.

I am approachable.

I don't want to be unapproachable.

I always try to make myself be very approachable and easy to talk to, so hopefully people will feel that they can approach me.

Roosevelt was usually available to each member of the staff.

I am not a private person; you can ask those who hang out with me.

I am not God. Nor am I Phantom. I am ready to accept any criticism. I have been in politics for decades. Each and every day, in several media, there is criticism of me.

I'm not really a cutter-off sort of person. I'll chat to anybody.

I have, with great intentionality, a demeanor that I hope is welcoming for people to not be afraid to talk to me or, you know, ask me a question.

I'm very approachable and want to meet everybody.

My door is open.

I'm a naturally open person - some might say radically open.

I'm not someone who plays hard to get.

I usually tell people upfront what to expect, and that I really want their feedback and their ideas, and if they think I've got a hair out of place or food stuck in my teeth, gosh, I want to know that.

Sometimes you want to read what people write about you, obviously.

I come from a place where everything about me, even my body language, is saying: I mean you no harm. I smile, I laugh. Basic stuff for most people.

If you snap off people's heads and get on to a kind of a pedestal, it's more difficult for people to approach you. It's much easier if you are down there with them. They will talk to you.

My door will be open to everyone.

The President must not be such a distant person.

I've fully accepted the fact that if I'm going to do a career like this, I have to be willing to take criticism, because it's a part of the job, you know? Any Instagram thing I post, someone's going to say something. I know that. Anything on Twitter, someone's going to judge whatever I do, whatever I say, whatever I look like. I understand that.

It would be easier to be more mysterious, but I try to be accessible.