Wolfgang Schauble Quotes

I'm a politician. I run for office. That's my profession.

It's going to be hard for someone like me to run for president.

One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position.

For better or worse, when you're running for mayor, there's a little bit of a spotlight on you.

I am considering running for Senate, as well as other opportunities.

I'd love to run for office, but it requires such knowledge.

I don't think people realize how life-altering running for president is.

I respect Sen. Elliott and expect that she will be a strong opponent.

Don't run for mayor if you don't want to basically be working all the time.

It's a tough job being a politician.

Service is running for public office with the explicit and limited goal of serving your neighbors.

If I were to run for president, then people would debate the pros and cons of what's wrong with me in increasingly aggressive 140 character tweets and Facebook status updates, and, inevitably, everyone would end up fighting.

I would like to run for the mayor of the city of Chicago. That has always been an aspiration of mine even when I was in the House of Representatives.

I was considering running for political office.

There are three opportunities that you have during a general election campaign where you can substantially move the needle of public opinion. One, is your convention speech; two, are the base; three, is the selection of your vice president.

To be a statesman, you must first get elected.

I was approached by friends who encouraged me to run for an open seat - attorney general of Michigan. It was a big risk.

Running for president is hard. But it's good preparation. Because being president is a lot harder.

I don't think running for office is anything I'm prepared for or could even prepare myself for.

I now announce myself as candidate for the Presidency. I anticipate criticism; but however unfavorable I trust that my sincerity will not be called into question.

The [TV evening] news usually defines the candidate for the public.

If you run for public office today you must be prepared for a massive invasion of privacy.

The only problem with running for office is, once you are elected you have to serve.

I'm very happy where I am: I'm a senator from Ohio.

Donald Trump can ultimately make the case for himself.