Jo Swinson Quotes

I don't see myself in the political realm.

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

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

I started thinking about getting into politics when David Cameron became leader.

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.

None from my family was in politics. I am a first-generation politician.

I first decided to run for Congress when I was 29 - and became a Representative at the age of 30.

I am not in politics. 'President Mutombo?' No, no, no. There has never been a politician in my family, and I am not going to try to be the first one.

I always wanted to get into politics, but I was never light enough to make the team.

I certainly never thought I would run for office myself. If someone had suggested it, I would have laughed out loud.

What my future will not be is active politics in the Liberal Democrat party.

To every woman out there who thinks that they might like to get involved in politics or stand for parliament, I say go for it. If I can do it, so can you.

I'm not in politics.

I admire people who come to politics because it takes a lot of courage to be in politics in India.

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.

Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London.

I'm a solid Labour party supporter. I aspired to be a Labour MP, but it's difficult to make the leap from the Foreign Office.

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

I never got into politics for it to be a career.

Politics is in my blood. I'd love to be involved in 2008, maybe even '06.

When I was elected at age 27 to the New York City Council I immediately became Minority Leader. I was the only Republican.

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

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.

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

A lot of people don't know this about me but actually I started in politics.