John McCain Quotes

I spent several years in a North Vietnamese prison camp in the dark, fed with scraps. Do you think I want to do that all over again as vice president of the United States? The vice president has two duties. One is to break a tie in case of a tie vote in the United States Senate... The other is to inquire daily as to the health of the president. Neither one of those are very challenging as compared to being able to live for a good part of the time in the state of Arizona.

Mr. McCain fought in Vietnam. I think that he has enough blood of peaceful citizens on his hands. It must be impossible for him to live without these disgusting scenes anymore. Mr. McCain was captured and they kept him not just in prison, but in a pit for several years. Anyone [in his place] would go nuts.

I've heard it for years, if you're very successful you can't run for high office, especially for President.

I have absolutely no interest in running for president again.

You don't deliberately submit people you love to something like that. I don't think I'd run again for vice-president. Next time I'd run for president.

I've been asked several times over the years to become president, and I've always said no, because I didn't want to give up all the time from my work. The position won't be open for another year, but if they still want me then, I'll do it; I'll speak out as often as I can from that platform.

Except for the title 'father,' there is no title, including 'vice president,' that I am more proud to wear than that of United States senator.

I would love to be able to serve in office in some capacity with Romney as president.

I'm thinking about governing as the governor of this state, and that's what I'm going to do.

I'm not going to run for president. No way, no how.

I would like to become the prime minister, do the job for two years, and then leave and devote myself to public work.

The office of Vice President is a greater dream than I ever expected.

Be a President. Don't try to be a lawyer.

I'm blessed to represent Florida in the United States Senate.

Before I became a chief minister, I never thought that one day I'd be the chief minister.

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.

I have no desire to run for public office.

My childhood dream was to be prime minister.

I was elevated as the State President and now I have been elevated as the Governor of the state.

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.

It would be wonderful to be a member of the United States Senate.

I'd love the job of Chancellor one day.

I commanded a naval gunboat patrolling the Mekong Delta. Then when I came home after two tours of duty, I decided that the same sense of service demanded something more of me.

Of course I want to be [prime minister].

The broader question if Sarah Palin becomes vice president, will she be shortchanging her kids or will she be shortchanging the country?