William Allan White Quotes

My dad really loves and really helps his country, so I think leading the country would be the best thing for Liberia.

Now I am not unpatriotic, and I want to do my bit, so I hereby offer my services to my President, my country and my friends to do anything, outside of serving on a commission, that I can in this great movement. But you will have to give me some idea of where "confidence" is. And just who you want it restored to.

I am confident that I can serve my country without being involved as the president of the country now.

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

If I don’t get elected? Great. The Republic will live on

There are a lot of ways to serve and only one is being president.

I have a world of respect for Congressman Dold and the service he's given to our country.

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.

It's a great privilege to be asked to help the country - even if it occasionally comes with some degree of criticism.

For me politics is an opportunity to serve the country.

Even through sports, I have been serving the country. But later, I want to join politics.

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

The interesting thing is that it seems like George W. Bush would have been happy being the president of anything. He could have been president of Major League Baseball.

I strive to be the best possible president that I can be to work for all of you and to represent out country and all Singaporeans.

Some day I shall be President.

I applaud anyone who wants to take on the load that comes with being President of the United States. You really have to love your country to place yourself in that position.

Mothers may still want their sons to grow up to become President, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process.

There is one higher office than President, and I would call that patriot.

You have to be a little bit crazy to run for the office of President…. It’s a job that you have to be totally consumed with, and that itself is somewhat crazy..

I actually think you should run for president if you're going to be president, if you want to be president. I'm not running for president. I made that decision, consciously, not to.

Normally, I stay away from politics - unless I'm going to run for president.

In 1968, 'Liberty Magazine' had an article about George Wallace in which he stated he would suggest me as a possible vice-presidential candidate, along with other choices such as 'Happy' Chandler and General Curtis LeMay. However, I am not interested in any political office in the United States or anywhere, now or back in 1968.

For me, any chance to serve Singapore even in its limited capacity... I would be glad to take it up and use it to serve Singaporeans.

I don't think I would run for president.

I'm intrigued by being in public office.