Mary McGrory Quotes

Herman Cain continues to show himself to be a leader.

Bill Clinton was relentless, eloquent and truly charming.

You know, Lincoln was funny. I don't think F.D.R. was very funny. But Lincoln was funny. Lincoln was really funny. But I think you should get elected first, and then show that you're funny.

I don't think I have the demeanor to be a politician. I'm used to making decisions and to a certain extent being in charge.

[Donald Trump] is a man known for a large personality, a colorful style and lots of charisma. And so I guess he was just looking for some balance on the ticket.

The worst thing a politician can be is dull. At least I'm interesting.

A great politician has great charisma.

You don't choose a party because it's the flavour of the month. I feel I will be able to work under a political system. I feel if people like me don't enter politics to bring change, who will?

I certainly enjoy going on stage and lecturing and talking to Congress. That's a personality explanation. And given government proposals, I thought I had a clear view that they were antagonistic to human freedom.

Sexy ain't guys like Churchill and Lincoln.

For someone like me who, as a kid, walked to school muttering little political speeches to myself, it was irresistible to finally get a chance at political life for real. When the people of Etobicoke-Lakeshore elected me their MP, it changed me forever.

Growing up, politics never trickled down to the areas we come from. But people from Obama's camp, and Obama himself, reached out to me and asked for my help on the campaign. We've sat and had dinner, and we've spoken on the phone. He's a very sharp guy. Very charming. Very cool.

I liked Nixon fine, but Nixon was not a partier.

Jay Z and President Bush have a lot in common, that same brash confidence.

There are different ways to be charismatic.

You have to have a sense of ego and of purpose to go into politics.

Politicians are half ego and half humility.

I don't care how great your ideas are or how well you can articulate them, people must like you before they will vote for you.

Choose the politics of principle over the politics of personality.

A politician wants to come off as a happy warrior. To be contemplative seems almost effete, fancy – dispiriting somehow to much of your audience. He [Barack Obama] is not afraid to be this way at all.

You're running to be prime minister - it's hard to be the person who makes jokes.

My first passion is politics.

I'm sure my desire to perform came, in part, from being around politics as a kid. My dad had a big personality, and a lot of the people involved in Boston politics have big personalities, so there were all kinds of wacky people around.

I did meet Sen. Robert Kennedy, and it taught me something about political charisma.

I know that Donald Trump is a smart man.