Ben Eine Quotes

All I wanted was to be involved in politics and 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.

My dad was a city councilman and a county commissioner, so I grew up involved and engaged in the political process.

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

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

In politics, the leaders are supposed to work and work.

The fact is the American people want men and women to stand up and represent them and to put their interests ahead of the party interests.

We grew up in my family thinking that politics was a really fascinating way to spend one's career and a way to be involved in the issues of the day. And certainly, my father and my relatives really loved all that.

I love politics, love government, and I definitely want to stay involved. But I don't know if I'd ever want to run for office.

I really got to a point where I thought maybe I would want to be involved politically.

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

You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to.

I think I should be active politically. Because I look upon myself as a politician. That's not a dirty work you know. Some people think that there are something wrong with politicians. Of course, something wrong with some politicians.

I'm not in politics.

Turn on to politics, or politics will turn on you.

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

I never thought of politics as a profession.

I have a huge political interest. I just wish I had the courage to come into politics in India.

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

If somebody asks me where I stand, I tell them. And that's not a way to get elected, generally. Nobody's going to elect me president of the United States. What I'd like to do is to be able to influence the dialogue. I'm a citizen

I think everybody who has a brain should get involved in politics. Working within. Not criticizing it from the outside. Become an active participant, no matter how feeble you think the effort is.

I like to be involved in politics. I like to be involved in government. I've been in politics all my life. I would like to remain in government. I don't think that's so sinister.

Politics - when it's not cynical, it can be a creation.

I didn't get into politics to play a character on TV.

I've spoken about politics a lot over the years and my main issue that I championed was just general engagement in politics.