Kenneth Clarke Quotes

I can't stop people from writing imaginative stories about me entering politics.

I have no political aspiration.

Many have observed that Elizabeth Edwards could be a political figure in her own right. She has never had an interest in that.

I'm not into politics. I have received offers to enter politics, but I have not been tempted so far. I can't say about the future.

I love politics, but I wouldn't want to be involved in it. Too little money, too much work! I don't really have the personality for that.

There are politicians who seethe with ambition all the time, and there are a lot of other politicians who don't. I'm in the second category, that's all.

I don't have to be in politics.

I'm not a politician or political animal.

I'm not terribly focused on whether I even could ever become the Leader of the Liberal Party or the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in the future.

I have never wanted to be a politician, and I never had the desire until recently.

I have no political aspirations. That's it.

Rock stars generally don't last in the Senate, starting with John Kennedy. Too much work, too slow, too little juice. Getting something accomplished takes a remarkable amount of tedious work. Rock stars who become senators either run for something else or retire on the job. They certainly don't make a mark.

There's nothing in my background that would have said I was destined to be a senior politician.

My belief is the majority of people in politics are just interested in pursuing this career in politics, and doing what's necessary to get themselves re-elected. And if that happens to coincide with the public good, great. But if it doesn't, the public good loses out.

When you are not running for office, the people in the party listen to you more.

Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics, is still the greatest and most honorable adventure.

A man’s got to walk if he is going to be in politics.

I have no political weight, and I haven't earned the right to launch some kind of political programme or stand as a candidate.

No one in my family had ever been in politics. My dad thought it was something that got in the way.

I'll be honest: I haven't ruled politics out.

I was not born for politics.

I had dreams of high political office.

I have absolutely no political ambitions.

Presidential campaign and White House are two aggressively separate things. They still think I'm the weird kid in the corner, so I don't have much power. But I'll definitely do something to help.

I'm a man with a great political future behind me.