Rick Perry Quotes

I'm offering myself up. I'm saying that if I have the background, the capability and the concern to do this and I'm doing this for the right reasons... but I'm not particularly interested in running for president, but I think I'd make a good president. Nowadays, the process has become much more important than I think it used to be.

Nobody's going to elect me president of the United States.

My husband is not running for the presidency, neither are my children, neither is our business, neither are our foster children.

Running for president was a good decision.

It wasn't until 1998 that I ever seriously thought about running for office. And I didn't make up my mind to do that until 1999, and then I ran for the Senate. It was really hard for me.

When we get a chance to take part in elections, I am ready to fight for leading positions, including in the presidential vote.

If I made a mistake in terms of running for president, the mistake was not in refusing to run in '91.

If I wanted to be president, and if I were ever serious about it, the biggest thing I would have going for me is that I'm a conservative.

I feel like I could run for President. People often laugh, but if I set my mind to it, within the next 15 years I could be in the White House.

Running for president must be like having babies. You have to forget what it was like the last time before you want to do it again.

America can't succeed unless you succeed. That is why I am running for president of the United States.

When I am the candidate, I run the campaign.

An eminent American is reported to have said to friends who wished to put him forward, 'Gentlemen, let there be no mistake. I should make a good president, but a very bad candidate.

I'd like to run for president. Or Prime Minister. I think I could do a better job.

I’m dead ass running for president in 2016.

A presidential campaign may easily degenerate into a mere personal contest, and so lose its real dignity. There is no indispensable man.

Running for president is the new selfie.

There is no basis to say I'm being coy about running for president. If I chose to explore the presidency, I wouldn't do it in a backward way. I'll say, 'I'm exploring the presidency.'

A candidate's faith is not the only consideration, but should be a major consideration in electing the president of the United States.

Mr. Chairman, delegates. I accept your nomination for President of the United States of America. I do so with humility, deeply moved by the trust you have placed in me. It is a great honor. It is an even greater responsibility.

I never, ever, when I entered this process of running for president of the United States, thought I would be excluded from the debate table. Ever. What does two terms as governor get you?

My firm belief is that people who aspire to public service should have the best advice up front, as they decide whether to run and the people decide whether to support them.

If you are running for the presidency of the United States, you better have a strong opinion.

There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don’t know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.

The hardest thing about a presidential election is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.