Mike Pence Quotes

I got to be White House chief of staff, ten years of congressman, secretary of defense, vice-president. If you're a political junkie like I obviously am - that was - every one of those was just a tremendous experience. I'm very comfortable with what I did and why I did it and how I did it. And I'll let others judge whether they liked it or not.

Being a politician is a calling second only to being a minister.

I have been a civil servant and a politician for over 30 years.

You could be a senior senator and have never managed more than a hundred people in your life.

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.

A politician before he can become a statesman has to remain in office long enough.

Trump is bringing his business acumen to politics. That's something that politicians don't have: business acumen, many of them. And so they don't recognize it, and they don't understand it.

I was on leave from local and regional politics, as long as I was a Minister.

There's something to be said for CEOs' entering politics: In theory, they have management expertise and financial savvy. Then again, it didn't work so well with Dick Cheney.

Before being elected to Congress, I oversaw the Cook County Hospital System as a Cook County Commissioner for 10 years.

But always I was a private citizen whose activities in government or political party were appointive.

The best, most interesting years of my life were spent in government and politics.

You don’t become a statesman unless you are first a good politician.

Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics, is still the greatest and most honorable adventure.

I love serving in the government. I love serving in the Senate.

I have dealt with politicians ever since I came into the government in 1971. I have seen many prime ministers, many finance ministers.

My childhood dream was to be prime minister.

Since 1998, I have served my country as a member of four cabinets and as the leader of the parliamentary opposition.

I am humbled by the opportunity to serve the people of West Tennessee, but I never intended to become a career politician.

If enough Americans determine I could do a better job in public office, and Mrs. Nugent and my beloved family agree, there is no limit what I am willing to do for my country.

I believe Sarah Palin is a true statesman, whose experience as a failed vice presidential candidate, half-term governor and eight-episode reality star has fully prepared her to take control of our nuclear arsenal.

I think I'm one of five people in the Senate who's never been a politician before. And now that I am a politician, what I find weird about it is that I respect myself less.

Personally, having, you know, lived and worked in the White House, having been a senator, having been Secretary of State, there has traditionally been a great pool of very talented, hard-working people.

I would like to see more successful business people run for office.

Experience to a politician is like experience to a prostitute - not much to recommend them.