Christine Todd Whitman Quotes

When a governor asks you to come and serve... or a president, subsequently in my life - you do so.

Working in the White House is a relentlessly demanding responsibility.

I never dreamed I would one day work at it White House.

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.

My friends all say I'm going to be Secretary of State. But I don't see how that would be much different from the job I have now.

I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever.

Yeah, I want a job in Barack's Cabinet. How about a job, Mr. Obama? Please? Please?

Serving in the executive branch is very different than sounding off from an academic perch.

My childhood dream was to be prime minister.

I greatly appreciate being asked to be part of President-elect Trump's team and I will continue to enthusiastically support him and his agenda for American renewal.

My husband is very fortunate to be part of the government. It is a great honor and privilege, and in no way is his work, or my part in this, any kind of sacrifice.

I spent three years working at the White House and wanted to do something that wasn't about passing bills and resolutions.

In terms of going into the West Wing, I will do whatever the president-elect and the vice president-elect - I worked with Mike Pence for 10 years - they believe is my best and highest use for them.

I would not have imagined being asked to be Secretary of State, it was a great honor to serve with President Obama in his cabinet.

If I could have anything right now, it would be the ability to continue as secretary of state.

I was on leave from local and regional politics, as long as I was a Minister.

My father was a public figure all my life, and so the presidency was an extension of that. I guess you get used to it, though you can stand back occasionally and think, 'Boy, this is really weird!'

For somebody who loves foreign policy, being Secretary is the best job in the world - but it doesn't happen twice.

Elective office and public service are obviously something that have long ties with my family, and something I'm definitely interested in.

It is a great privilege for any man to become a member of the Senate.

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

I would love to be able to serve in office in some capacity with Romney as president.

All I am saying is I will be a senator - should there be any special circumstance where the political forces would believe that there might be a need for my service, I would consider it.

A bureaucrat is a Democrat who holds some office that a Republican wants.

For 22 years [as a Senator] I worried about all the power at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue. Now [as Treasury Secretary] I worry about all the power at the opposite end of Pennsylvania Avenue.