Sheldon Whitehouse Quotes

Anybody who is an ambitious politician would never ever aspire to a Vice Presidency. And yet, people find themselves in that position, and so, therein lies the rub.

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

I don't even want to be president!

Mo Udall didn't want the presidency bad enough. He was too sane. He was a marvelous guy, but you had the feeling there was another Udall outside his body watching the candidate Udall who was too extravagant, telling him to cut it out.

I have no ambition to govern men. It is a thankless office.

Anybody having a chance to become President usually tries to do so.

It was flattering to have high expectations, but I was never going to be President.

I don't particularly want to be in the White House.

I think my father thought I might be president of the United States. I think he would've been satisfied with secretary of state. I'm a foreign policy person, and to have a chance to serve my country as the nation's chief diplomat at a time of peril and consequence, that was enough.

I had dreams of high political office.

There are always going to be people who want to be president, and some days I'd like to give it to them.

Many people wants to be the president...they have ambition. Just ambition is not enough.

Anyone willing to do what is required to become president of the United States is thereby barred from taking that office. I'm only half joking

You know what kind of person it takes to run for President? Not normal. They could start out okay, but by the time they reach that level they've sold their soul to the devil so many times and stomped the guts out of enough people that they are definitely not like you and me, not even close.

The only way you approach politics and seek elective office is to move forward. For me to look back in anger or with any rancor would be a mistake.

I think there's one more thing Perry can forget, too: Being president.

You don't run for the presidency out of nostalgia.

No one reaches the Oval Office without a great deal of admiration for the institution - and himself - so it's unsurprising that sitting presidents favor the biographies of former presidents.

I would be lying if I told you that I hadn't had aspirations to run for a statewide office.

People who know Paul Ryan say, 'He will be president one day.'

I have no ambitions to be a cabinet minister, or prime minister. I wouldn't wish being prime minister on my worst enemy.

Don't get me wrong: I would love to be president.

I do not rule out the possibility of being prime minister of India one day, but there is still time.

Vice president - it has such a nice ring to it!

No, I'm not running for office someday.