Mike Pence Quotes

I don't know what I expected, but my first morning in the Oval Office had a surprising ring of familiarity to it. It reminded me a lot of my job as governor.

The people who have never been in government, don’t know how hard the jobs are.

I think it's one thing to be part of a very important group called the Senate of the United States and cast a vote. You're one of 100. I think it says even more to be a governor, where you ultimately have that political responsibility and accountability to succeed.

A man who is a politician at forty is a statesman at three score and ten. It is at this age, when he would be too old to be a clerk or a gardener or a police-court magistrate, that he is ripe to govern a country.

I admire politicians. It is a really tough assignment, and I would fall at the first fence.

You don't come into government thinking it is going to be easy.

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

There is no doubt a president has to govern for everyone.

It is with obedience to your call that I take up the burden of government leadership for the final time.

I would love to be able to serve in office in some capacity with Romney as president.

I had the chance to be governor for eight years and I took a year to transition out and a year to transition in, so that's a decade of my life where I pursued my own ambitions and I thought it was time to rearrange my life to focus on other things.

We in the Labour party know better than most that opposition is the easy part. What's more difficult is governing and setting out an agenda for government.

I am extremely proud to have the honour and privilege to be the Premier of this great state of Victoria.

Be a President. Don't try to be a lawyer.

I was elected to carry forward my overall vision for the city.

I really enjoyed my time in state government. I thought we made a difference. I liked being a part of that effort. I had a different experience in Washington.

I've been a city councilman and mayor. I've been a lieutenant governor and governor and now, in the Senate, serve on the Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committee. So I'm a utility player. I just want to do everything I can to make sure A) we win and that B) the presidency of Hillary Clinton is fantastic.

Before I became a chief minister, I never thought that one day I'd be the chief minister.

I was elevated as the State President and now I have been elevated as the Governor of the state.

Georgians have made their decision, and now it's my job to keep our state moving forward.

You have a responsibility as a locally elected deputy, but you also have a responsibility as the head of government.

The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case.

On a good day, I view the job [of president] as directing an orchestra. On the dark days, it is more like that of a clutch -- engaging the engine to effect forward motion, while taking greater friction.

I'm offering myself up. I'm saying that if I have the background, the capability and the concern to do this and I'm doing this for the right reasons... but I'm not particularly interested in running for president, but I think I'd make a good president. Nowadays, the process has become much more important than I think it used to be.

Critics have noted Schwarzenegger's only previous government experience was serving under President Bush senior as Chairman of the Council of Physical Fitness, a largely symbolic office, where Schwarzenegger's only responsibility was doing hundreds of jumping jacks he was going to do anyway.