Tracy Morgan Quotes

I did not love politics. As a matter of fact, I hated politics. I loved governing which is … a different thing.

What I love to do is the policy. The politics, I'm brand-new at.

You have to be an optimist to be in politics.

I think I can regard myself as a political decision-maker.

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

I am sure of my ability to form a good government.

I do what I do. Barack Obama does what politicians do.

A politician is a man who understands government, and it takes a politician to run a government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead 10 or 15 years.

I don't think we do a great job in America any more of distinguishing between campaigns and governance. We live in an environment that's all campaign all of the time and it's helpful, now that we've moved beyond a campaign and an election to get into a governance posture.

Good ideas are the backbone of good 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.

I loved politics and, I confess, I enjoyed politicians immensely.

I didn't run for student council president. I don't see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. I'm not particularly fond of politics.

I wanted to have a political career. I thought studying political science would be the best way to achieve it.

The best, most interesting years of my life were spent in government and politics.

Government is not for the short-winded.

There is something wrong with the way in which we make our decisions. The Government listen too much to the pollsters and the party managers. The trouble is that they are not even very good at politics, and they are entering too much into policy decisions. As a result, there is too much short-termism, too much reacting to events, and not enough shaping of events. We give the impression of being in office but not in power. Far too many important decisions are made for 36 hours' publicity.

Politics is about explanations.

Mario Ruiz Massieu's resignation places the ball very firmly in Zedillo's court. A key decision he will have to make is whether he is going to govern with, without, or against his own party.

I definitely envision myself in politics at some point.

Campaigning is different from governing.

Politics is a fascinating game, because politics is government. It is the art of government.

Hillary Clinton will be a disaster for our country, a disaster in so many other ways.

Government and politics isn't like a reality TV show. It's not about voting the bad guys out of the house. You know, it's about what do we need to take our country or our state or our city forward? And people, frankly, would be well advised to really get back into understanding politics.