Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Ted Cruz could be president of the United States. If you thought the Secret Service was drinking before

It isn't that I was born thinking I had to be president. I'm getting a lot of encouragement to run from people across the country. I don't believe this is a rash decision.

I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency.

Don't get me wrong: I would love to be president.

If you want to be President, you'll have to remain poor.

Mo [Congressman Morris K. Udall] is too funny to be President.

Almost nobody is thought of as presidential caliber until he gets himself elected.

I actually think you should run for president if you're going to be president, if you want to be president. I'm not running for president. I made that decision, consciously, not to.

Let me tell you this: if Marco Rubio - even though he's only been in the Senate for a very short period of time, that man has a huge, huge opportunity in this country, and I think he could be the president.

Campaigning and governing are two very different activities, and there is no reason to assume that how Trump conducted the former will dictate how he approaches the latter.

No sane person would run for president, right?

A lot of people want me to run for things, for a lot of high offices. The polls always show that I win any election that I'm in. But I don't have any real interest in running for office. I'm more interested in supporting people.

I wanted to be a senator from Illinois. I was obsessed with politics. My dad was friends with a lot of local politicians, so I would hang out with them on Election Day and hand out buttons. Somehow, even though they were opposite, I loved Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. I thought they were the coolest guys!

You don't run for the presidency out of nostalgia.

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.

Though my plans at the moment are vague, I can assure you that I'll never run for the Senate in New York.

I want to win and I want to be in office.

I would be lying if I told you that I hadn't had aspirations to run for a statewide office.

What matters most in politics is personality. It's not issues; it's not image. It's who you are and what you represent.

I will not ever run for political office. I can assure you.

I was in elective politics for 24 years. I've made four national races, two for President, two for Vice President. I have found there are other ways to serve, and I'm enjoying them.

There are people who kind of gravitate towards running politics based on new ideas and issues, and that was what the secret was for Clinton.

All politicians should have 3 hats - one to throw into the ring, one to talk through, and one to pull rabbits out of if elected.

When I started my campaign for Congress, I was one who people said, 'Tulsi, you have a bright future, but there's no way you can win.'

Now look, that damned cowboy is President of the United States.