Kellyanne Conway Quotes

People go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause.

It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence.

All the best reasons for going into politics never really change: the desire for glory and fame and the chance to do something that really matters, that will make life better for a lot of people.

You can have your titular recognition. I'll take money and power.

Presidential aspirants reach for the highest office to satisfy some yearning for greatness or even immortality.

My celebrity status allows me an opportunity, allows me a pulpit to preach and reach out to the people. Not even always preaching but just leading, motivating them by being a leader.

I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people, including other musicians.

It has been my privilege on various occasions to converse with presidents of the United States and important men in other governments. At the close of each such occasion, I have reflected on the rewarding experience of standing with confidence in the presence of an acknowledged leader.

I actually don't know anyone who wants to be famous for fame's sake, at least not anyone I respect. But you need to have a certain amount of power in order to be able to do what you want.

Politicians make pacts; people make peace.

Politics is about accountability, it is about leadership, it is about courage.

What strikes me most singular in you is, that you are fonder of Power than of Fame.

I left the White House but I’m still here.

It is very difficult to capture over the centuries, the charisma of an individual.

… the whole earth is the sepulcher of famous men; and their story is not graven only on stone over their native earth, but lives on far away, without visible symbol, woven into the stuff of other men's lives.

The unexpressed aim of every politician is to influence events that history books will record his name - and spell it right.

Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it.

The power of example is America’s greatest power in the world.

Power goes to two poles: to those who've got money and those who've got people.

I helped to restore America's leadership.

While most become star struck by A-list actors, you'll only see me in awe of leaders effecting change. Politician and diplomat Madeleine Albright, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. These are my heroes. These are my celebrities.

You want to be a part of the big card. You want to be part of history.

All the success I want is to inspire and impact on people that I come across that watch the game.

President Clinton is one of the dominant figures on the global stage. He has lived an extraordinary life, and he has a great story to tell.

Why would anyone want to be President today? The answer is not one of glory, or fame; today the burdens of the office outweigh its privileges. Its not because the Presidency offers a chance to be somebody, but because it offers a chance to do something.