political friendships Quotes

Anyone who is friends with Bill Clinton shouldn't be telling their wife about it.

On a friendship with former president George W. Bush: He's a personal friend, but we've all got the right not to agree with our friends.

One of my roles as vice president is to - is to be an interlocutor with the Senate and the House because everybody up there knows I respect them and I enjoy it. And I have a lot of good friends on both sides of the aisle up there.

In political life, it is extremely difficult to remain loyal to a friendship when constellations of power or interests are in the way.

I think I've had a long, distinguished career in public service. It just goes to show you what some politicians will do. They'll say or do anything to get elected. I know all these people. They all claimed to be friends of mine up until their mayoral campaigns. They'd call me on the phone and ask for information or come over here and sit in this chair to get briefed.

I knew of Senator [George] Mitchell because he was very close friends with who was soon to be the senior senator, Paul Sarbanes. Paul Sarbanes and George Mitchell were kind of pals together.

I have friends in politics who really put the friendship to the test through their behavior.