Richard Cohen Quotes

I can die a happy man never having been president of the United States of America. But it doesn't mean I won't run.

If you are a United States senator and are not under indictment or in detoxification, you automatically consider yourself as a potential candidate for the Presidency.

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

I feel very good and positive about my future. I look forward to seeing the fans and doing what I do.

A politician will do anything to keep his job - even become a patriot.

Government has come to be a trade, and is managed solely on commercial principles. A man plunges into politics to make his fortune, and only cares that the world shall last his days.

Politics are now nothing more than the means of rising in the world.

I have absolutely no interest in running for president again. None. None. I mean, I know that's hard for some people to believe, but, you know, I just don't.

My wildest dreams and the goals that I set for myself, I never imagined the success that I've been blessed with, and believe me, I feel blessed.

It's about staying level-headed and being appreciative of the chances I got and the games I played but, at the same time, wanting more.

You have to be grateful for what you have, but you're always pushing further.

I have always wanted to play for Aston Villa, so I am not going to sit there and think, 'I could have been there,' or whatever. The grass isn't always greener.

By the way, I am the least political member of my family - I have no future in politics.

Be happy with what you have. Be excited about what you want.

We should, all of us, be filled with gratitude and humility for our present progress and prosperity. We should be filled with awe and joy at what lies over the horizon. And we should be filled with absolute determination to make the most of it.

I do feel incredibly blessed in my life. I've been given amazing opportunities in my life and even when I'm tired, like right now, I try not to lose sight of all the blessings in my life. I'm enjoying it. It's what I've always dreamed of doing. I don't know if I'll ever get to the point in my life where I feel like 'I've made it'. But right now I'm happy with where things are at and hopefully it will continue to grow.

The double pleasure of pulling down an opponent, and of raising oneself, is the charm of a politician's life.

Love what you have. And then go for what you want.

Never underestimate the ego of a politician.

I take pleasure in tennis and the hope that it requires.

Careerism in Washington "goes to the heart of what's wrong in America right now."

My God grant me love for that which has splendor, but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.

Mitt Romney is running for president again. That will be attempt No. 3. Well, everybody needs a hobby. He's almost certainly running, and I'm almost certainly retiring, so I don't care.

Many people wants to be the president...they have ambition. Just ambition is not enough.

Presidential ambition is a disease that can only be cured by embalming fluid.