Tom Hayden Quotes

I was embarrassed when I went and told my parents that I was thinking about running for public office.

My mother at the age of 65 decided she was going to run for mayor. She had never run for public office, and she decided she wanted to try and do some things for the community.

…it was far better to be known as an ex-secretary than an ex-defeated candidate for governor.

When I was elected at age 27 to the New York City Council I immediately became Minority Leader. I was the only Republican.

I would never run for any office or government position. I'm not into it.

I don't see myself in any way in elective office.

I have no desire to run for public office.

I hope Paper Boi runs for president. I hope he does. Governor, mayor, senator, I hope he does it all. You better believe it.

I am not joining politics. I don't intend to contest election. I am happy to be back to doing normal things, be it films or other work.

I didn't think I was ever going to run for office.

I didn't intend to run for public office. I didn't really think about it.

On my show, I often discuss all the ways one can get involved politically on a local level, precincts, et al.

I’ve been asked to run for public office three times now, and each time I’ve managed to escape with my virtue intact. I said, no.

I ran for Congress in 1992, but I lost the election, and I really dropped the idea of ever serving in Congress. Eventually, I went home and became the mayor of my city, West Palm Beach. I was mayor for eight years.

I have enormous respect for people who do run for office.

I would love to be president. I just concluded I was not the best person to carry forward the Republican torch.

I like to be involved in politics. I like to be involved in government. I've been in politics all my life. I would like to remain in government. I don't think that's so sinister.

I ran for political office in the Hamptons once in a war I was having with the village. I came in, there were four people running, and I came in around third. It was over my food market - they arrested me. I just wanted to go for office because I thought it would be an interesting to do.

I'm not a politician. And I don't want to be.

In their day, no man worthy of the presidency would ever stoop to campaigning for it. George Washington was asked to serve. Decades later, his successors were also expected to sit by the phone.

I have absolutely no interest in running for president again. None. None. I mean, I know that's hard for some people to believe, but, you know, I just don't.

I'm interested in running for an office that would allow me the opportunity to work harder and do a better job for the citizens of this state, and I will not rule out any office that gives me that ability.

I'm not going to become an MP and I'm not going to be London Mayor. I have no political ambitions.

I never imagined in my life that I will fight elections or form a political party.

Having a path to elected office was never the goal for me.