Des Browne Quotes

You see before you the former future Secretary of State.

One of the nice things about no longer being Secretary of State is that I can actually answer your questions.

I won't say I've never felt in Alex Salmond's shadow, but latterly, when Alex was leader, I didn't. It's more about my awareness of the fact I became First Minister during a parliamentary term. That means you're First Minister, but you haven't been elected in your own right as First Minister.

I was not interested in being minister of defense or minister of foreign affairs.

I'd love the job of Chancellor one day.

Personally, I think Mitt Romney would be a great secretary of state.

I am extremely privileged to serve Rhode Island in the United States Senate, and that is my only goal and aspiration.

We have a Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales, both elected by fairer votes - involving proportional representation.

I was eleventh-grade class president. That was the first elective office I held until I came into Congress.

All I am saying is I will be a senator - should there be any special circumstance where the political forces would believe that there might be a need for my service, I would consider it.

My grandmother had great influence on me. She was secretary of state in the 1970's, and that's when I was born. She showed me the importance of public service, and she was admired by people regardless of their political party.

It is a high honour to be elected Prime Minister of Australia.

I can honestly say that being a United States Senator has been the honor of my life.

Every senator sees a president when he looks in the mirror each morning.

I consider it no longer possible to carry out my duties as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union and I relinquish corresponding authority.

The Presidential function is difficult and full of responsibility. It calls from the incumbent a plenitude of his physical vigor. I am aware I am no longer strong enough for the task. Wherefore, I resign.

I love serving in the government. I love serving in the Senate.

Scotland is not a region of the U.K.; Scotland is a nation, and if we cannot protect our interests within a U.K. that is going to be changing fundamentally, then that right of Scotland to consider the options of independence has to be there.

The Secretary of the State at the time was James Baker, who had also been Secretary of Treasury and White House Chief of Staff: very powerful guy. And I went to see him in his very ornate office at the State Department to say I wasn't going to cover him anymore. It was just a courtesy call.

Yeah, I want a job in Barack's Cabinet. How about a job, Mr. Obama? Please? Please?

I think I will serve as secretary of state as my last public position.

Before I became a chief minister, I never thought that one day I'd be the chief minister.

I have no desire to run for public office.

My childhood dream was to be prime minister.

I've never been an MP in government unfortunately and only know what it's like to be in opposition.