Chris Christie Quotes

Luckily, I'm a governor - so I get to tell you what I've already done not just what I'm going to do.

I've spent 30 years, actually maybe a little more, working to help kids and families. And I want to take all that experience to the White House and do that every single day.

Governor Romney has been a great success in business. He has been a great success as executive, as governor of Massachusetts. I think that's the kind of guy we want in the White House.

I have 15 years of executive experience as a big-city mayor and as a governor.

You don’t make any money in the White House—that’s for darn sure—but you can get things done….The most rewarding experience I have ever had was my three years in the White House.

There's no higher honor, in my estimation, than being asked to serve in the White House.

I feel like I could run for President. People often laugh, but if I set my mind to it, within the next 15 years I could be in the White House.

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.

In Washington, as we learned from the White House transcripts, a president may speak of kicking butts, call a problem a can of worms, decide not to be in the position of basically hunkering down, anticipate something hitting the fan, propose to tough it through, sight minefields down the road, see somebody playing hard ball, claim political savvy, and wonder what stroke some of his associates have with others.

I really don't have tremendous political ambition. I have policy ambition.

I grew up thinking that if I wanted to go be prime minister, I could.

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

There are a lot of personal things that take place when becoming governor and I am happy to work with him should he ask. I will give him the best advice I can give.

Anytime you have a Pat Riley running things, calling the shots, you are not going to question things because he has been through it. He knows what it is all about and what it takes to win. All we have to do on our end is play basketball because we know the right calls and the right decisions are going to be made up top.

I loved being governor. It was a blast. Eight years was enough. But it was certainly one of the greatest thrills in my life to be able to serve the people of Florida. I miss that from time to time.

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

Gov. Romney is a proven and effective leader with vast experience in the business world, in the non-profit world and in government. And in every capacity in which he has ever served, he has been effective as a leader.

Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.

I don't think I have the demeanor to be a politician. I'm used to making decisions and to a certain extent being in charge.

I have to tell you, I'll be right up front about it: I'm the governor of the state of Connecticut, and I can't write anything well.

Given the daunting challenges that we face, it's important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one.

I've always been a leader my whole life. I've always led. I didn't know how to do anything else.

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.

When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.

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