Howie Carr Quotes

It is therefore not to be wondered at that Lincoln's single term in the House of Representatives at Washington added practically nothing to his reputation.

It is no secret that I believe my son, Attorney General Beau Biden would make a great United States Senator - just as I believe he has been a great Attorney General. But Beau has made it clear from the moment he entered public life, that any office he sought, he would earn on his own.

I happened to have the privilege of serving in Congress. It will be 16 years at the end of this term. And I think I made a difference here on important issues.

I may be leaving the Senate, but the next chapter in my public service is just beginning.

Hillary Clinton's time in the Senate indicates she is happier being a policy workhorse than a show horse.

Just look at the past. Hillary Clinton is done nothing. She's been there for 35 years. She's done nothing.

That's my point: What's she [Hillary Clinton] got to show for her 30 years around town? Right on!

I have been immeasurably honored to serve the people of Maine for nearly 40 years in public office and for the past 17 years in the United States Senate. It was incredibly difficult to decide that I would not seek a fourth term in the Senate.

I like Hillary Clinton a lot. I know her.

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.

If I wanted to be president of the United States, I'd run for the Senate in 1986. And I'm just not going to do it.

I kept thinking, I went to college and I have to get a real job.

Having been a journalist for almost 20 years and then becoming a politician has definitely been an interesting and enriching experience for me.

Growing up, I was encouraged to get a good education, get a real job doing something I enjoyed, and, should the opportunity present itself, consider public service as just that: a chance to serve, not an end in itself.

Professional politicians are busy looking out for their jobs. Send me to Congress so I can look out for your job.

I've gone from being one of the youngest governors to now the longest consecutive serving governor in the country.

I'm a big, big reader of pretty much everything that Chuck Colson has written. And I consulted with him when I was making some decisions about running for the Senate in the first place.

Those who believe that after I have left the government as prime minister, I will go into a permanent retirement, really should have their heads examined.

Senator Mikulski has done an outstanding job representing Maryland in the U.S. Senate for nearly 30 years.

McCarthy had ten years in the House of Representatives, only two terms as a senator. What did he pass? Are there any bills or any piece of legislation that he's identified with? Not at all.

Listen, I have a great affection and respect for Joe Biden. I think he's been a great vice president. He's taken on a lot of tough assignments for our administration.

In the spring of 1994 I decided not to seek reelection to the Senate. I had made the decision 12 years earlier, Christmas Day of 1982, just after I had been first elected to a full term, that I would do the best I could for a limited time.

I think I could have worked for the Clinton administration.

I would rather have a full term in the Senate—a place in which I would feel more consciously able to discharge the duties required, and where there is more chance to make a reputation, and less danger of losing it than four years of the presidency.

I think Hillary Clinton is a phenomenal woman, and I've gotten to know her, and I think she's made some pretty major contributions over the course of her life.