Peggy Noonan Quotes

You have to spend your political capital on great causes for your country.

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

Being a prime minister is a very demanding job. And as long as I have the strength, I will continue to do this and be of benefit to my country.

I think 40 is a good age to run a country. But I've always been fast.

I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat.

I think issues and substance, policy and vision and record should be the meat of politics.

Only I can turn this country around.

Politics is about putting yourself in a state of grace.

I could never go into politics, because I'm far too impatient and I'd want to be a dictator, albeit a benevolent one... I would hope.

Government is not for the short-winded.

The Obamas have been a great example for the country, and I think people are getting a bit nostalgic for that now when they see what some of the alternatives might be.

If we treated politics like more of a profession, like it should be, we would all be a lot better off.

Be who you are, do what you do and let us get on with discussing the real issues of this country.

I've been involved in politics for quite some time. I've held positions, and my experiences are very deep, and I think I have the capacity, the courage, and the character to institute the kinds of reforms that are so desperately needed.

I think we can do better with our politicians. I think I'd make a good one, because I like people.

As a politician, I worked very, very hard in order to maintain the unity of our country. That was my aim.

Mario Ruiz Massieu's resignation places the ball very firmly in Zedillo's court. A key decision he will have to make is whether he is going to govern with, without, or against his own party.

To lead your country is the crowning ambition for any coach.

I will be president for all South Koreans.

I care deeply about the direction of our country.

[My son] Casey died for a country which cares more about who will be the next American Idol than how many people will be killed in the next few months while Democrats and Republicans play politics with human lives.

I'm running [ for presidency] because we need to take our country back.

There will be no end to the troubles of states,Or of humanity itself,Till philosophers become kings in this world,Or till those we now call kings and rulers really And truly become philosophers

Politics is noble; it is one of the highest forms of charity, as Paul VI used to say. We sully it when we mix it with business. The relationship between the Church and political power can also be corrupted if common good is not the only converging point.

All power corrupts but some must govern.