John Foster Dulles Quotes

I was not interested in being minister of defense or minister of foreign affairs.

Personally, I think Mitt Romney would be a great secretary of state.

My friends all say I'm going to be Secretary of State. But I don't see how that would be much different from the job I have now.

I think I will serve as secretary of state as my last public position.

If I could have anything right now, it would be the ability to continue as secretary of state.

For somebody who loves foreign policy, being Secretary is the best job in the world - but it doesn't happen twice.

I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever.

My childhood dream was to be prime minister.

Mitt Romney looks like a secretary of state. He looks like the chancellor of the exchequer.

I never dreamed about one day becoming Secretary of State. It's not that I was modest; it's just that I had never seen a Secretary of State in a skirt.

I never expected to be Defence Secretary. It's a great privilege.

Am deeply disappointed. Your campaign had dignity and elevation and was in the best American tradition. I am rather frightened by the influences which prevented it from succeeding.

Secretary Tillerson is not going anywhere. I can vouch for that. He is where he is, he continues to be strong in how he handles foreign policy, and I continue to work well with him.

There's no question, I think, as more and more people get to know Rex Tillerson, they're going to be really proud of the choice that Donald Trump made as our next secretary of state.

Yeah, I want a job in Barack's Cabinet. How about a job, Mr. Obama? Please? Please?

I want to become prime minister.

I'd love the job of Chancellor one day.

I see myself in public service in Zimbabwe. I would prefer an advisory role - cabinet secretary, minister of trade or the arts, or something like that. I don't want to be just a writer.

Of course I want to be [prime minister].

I'm not into politics. I have received offers to enter politics, but I have not been tempted so far. I can't say about the future.

I love politics, but I wouldn't want to be involved in it. Too little money, too much work! I don't really have the personality for that.

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.

I want to become foreign minister of India one day and then President of India.

I'm not terribly focused on whether I even could ever become the Leader of the Liberal Party or the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in the future.

President Bush has had an outstanding Secretary of State in Colin Powell and there are not many people who could replace him, making Condoleezza Rice an excellent choice.