Ben Sasse Quotes

Campaigning is different from governing.

There's a very big difference between campaigning and governing.

Obama and his associates are fantastic campaigners but have little ability or skill to govern.

I did not love politics. As a matter of fact, I hated politics. I loved governing which is … a different thing.

I always say that campaigning and governing are two different things.

The campaign is over. It's time for the work of governing to begin.

What is politics but business?

The president has to govern.

I am sure of my ability to form a good government.

I cannot think of a president or administration that has taken seriously the 100 days.

President Obama makes fantastic stump speeches, but putting together an actual agenda is more complicated.

The Administration of the United States is such dread I almost feel paralyzed.

You have to be an optimist to be in politics.

Writing laws is easy, but governing is difficult.

A politician is a man who understands government, and it takes a politician to run a government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead 10 or 15 years.

I'm not really much into politics, because it's rarely discussed in my line of work, but I know that Barack Obama is trying his best, and that at some point down the road, he's going to get it right.

There's symbolism in politics. There's communication in politics. And I think what Donald Trump is saying is, give me the job, and when I get to that job I will figure it out.

I think JR would make a better President than the one we have now.

Good ideas are the backbone of good government.

After thinking carefully about how I can best help my fellow Minnesotans, I have decided to not seek election for a different office in 2014. The warm encouragement from many people to run for U.S. senator or the governorship was deeply humbling.

The prime minister's job is to captain his team, his party and his government.

Though my plans at the moment are vague, I can assure you that I'll never run for the Senate in New York.

I love politics.

Governing is one thing, campaigning is another - and the latter becomes far more pronounced in an election-year State of the Union.

There are a lot of personal things that take place when becoming governor and I am happy to work with him should he ask. I will give him the best advice I can give.