Michael Huffington Quotes

My focus has been on being a good congressman, and there is so much other work to do.

One never expected from a Congressman more than good intentions and public spirit.

I will fight hard for my constituents in Congress as I have done in the state Senate.

I was on leave from local and regional politics, as long as I was a Minister.

Congress is full of good, decent, smart people who have devoted their lives to public service.

Professionally I would say taking up my constituents' problems is something I continue to enjoy after 22 years as an MP.

Government is not for the short-winded.

For future politics, I don't know what it holds, but if there's a possibility that the people want me to do another political office, again, maybe I'll do it.

My sister is not interested in any political positions; not in Rajya Sabha or anything else.

I was also a congressman. I had decided to run for office and had become a congressman with Queen Latifah.

I hate raising money. It diverts you from what your real task is: to be a representative. You're diverted into preservation when you really want to spend your time and energy making a better state and a better country - which is the reason you ran in the first place.

I think we need politicians; we need people who want to serve.

All I wanted was to be involved in politics and government.

I enjoyed my stay in the Congress. Most people do not. And too many people who have been elected really don't understand the nature of 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.

When I was introduced to Johnson he was a freshman Congressman.

I want to thank the people of Texas for asking me to represent them in Washington.

I will not ever run for political office. I can assure you.

Politics, I believe, is a full-time occupation.

I never thought of politics as a profession.

I am not at all a politician. I don't think I'm cut out for politics. I am certainly not going to stand for election.

Though I'm a congresswoman by title, a politician I've never been.

You think your congressman is working all day to get you a job? He may want to. He or she is probably not a bad person. They probably want to do the right thing. But they can't.

My father was in Congress when I was born. He was mayor my whole life from when I was in grade school - first grade - to when I went away to college.

I'm not driven to get back into politics. It's not on my top five things to do before I die, but saying that, I may be in politics in the next year or the next ten years. I've been on the front line for 12 years, four in state government, eight on the national level.