Louise Mensch Quotes

If I only had 12 years left to live, I'd want to live it as a member of Congress because that was the 12 longest years of my life.

Rock stars generally don't last in the Senate, starting with John Kennedy. Too much work, too slow, too little juice. Getting something accomplished takes a remarkable amount of tedious work. Rock stars who become senators either run for something else or retire on the job. They certainly don't make a mark.

I've been in Parliament since 1983, and I've been involved in many issues over the time.

I have been a civil servant and a politician for over 30 years.

I was a very, very good congressman.

I got to be White House chief of staff, ten years of congressman, secretary of defense, vice-president. If you're a political junkie like I obviously am - that was - every one of those was just a tremendous experience. I'm very comfortable with what I did and why I did it and how I did it. And I'll let others judge whether they liked it or not.

It is true that I entered parliament at the age of 23, and have now been representing the people of my constituency for over twenty years.

I loved being in the Senate. That was a wonderful experience.

It has been a tremendous privilege to serve the people of Utah during my time in the United States House of Representatives, but my time in the House should not be the sum total of my service.

My mother was a politician in my formative years.

I'm honored to have served for 18 years as Arizona's 10th Senator - and for four terms in the House of Representatives before that.

My father was in Congress when I was born. He was mayor my whole life from when I was in grade school - first grade - to when I went away to college.

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

Being a member of Congress is a hard job but it's an uplifting job.

Being a politician is a calling second only to being a minister.

I think Senator Marco Rubio was a very good speaker of the House, has been a very good senator.

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

I definitely envision myself in politics at some point.

I have been blessed, working both at the local level on a community school board, the state assembly, four years in the state senate, and now almost 12 years in the House of Representatives.

My mother once used to be a Congress leader.

I could really see myself in politics. Who knows?

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

I'm not new to the political process; I was making a contribution as the speaker of the third largest and most diverse state in the country well before I even got into the Senate.

He was my favorite senator... I love him. He made the liberals squeal.

I'm not into politics. I have received offers to enter politics, but I have not been tempted so far. I can't say about the future.