Quotes about Elected Position

Rob Portman

I'm very happy where I am: I'm a senator from Ohio.

Harry S. Truman

A bureaucrat is a Democrat who holds some office that a Republican wants.

Jeff Zucker

Would I consider a run for political office? Yes.

Dick Gregory

[A politician is] a person skilled in the art of compromise. Usually an elected official who has compromised to get nominated, compromised to get elected, and compromised repeatedly to stay in office.

Condoleezza Rice

I don't see myself in any way in elective office.

Jeetendra

I have no political ambitions; never want to be an MP or MLA or a Rajya Sabha member.

Nina Turner

I'm interested in running for an office that would allow me the opportunity to work harder and do a better job for the citizens of this state, and I will not rule out any office that gives me that ability.

Marc Veasey

Starting in 2005, my first session in the legislature, my colleagues elected me to be Democratic whip.

Harry S. Truman

You don't want me. You want the office of the President, and that doesn't belong to me. It belongs to the American people, and it's not for sale.

What makes this quotation even more meaningful was the fact that Truman had very little money, He didn’t own his own home, and his only income was a $ 13,507.72 a year Army pension. There was no presidential pension then, so forgoing the offer that has been customary for retired high office holders, was truly a great sacrifice.

Alec Baldwin

I have no desire to run for public office.

Chris Hughes

No, I'm not running for office someday.

Matt Gonzalez

Running for office is important, and you don't really need more than to be right on the issues, and to be able to articulate what it is you believe. You don't need a certain background. You don't need to be a lawyer. You don't need to have some professional degree.

Jeb Bush

I miss being governor.

Joanne Woodward

I'd love to run for office, but it requires such knowledge.

Chirlane McCray

I would consider running for office. But not for mayor.

Sarah McBride

I love politics, love government, and I definitely want to stay involved. But I don't know if I'd ever want to run for office.

Pramila Jayapal

I never thought I would run for office.

Drew Pinsky

People have sort of been swirling around me, going, 'Oh, you should run for mayor.' Well I didn't really want that job. 'Well, you should run for governor.' Well, that's not really possible.