Political Reluctance Quotes

The Congressional Ethics Committees are the brothers and sisters of member of Congress and no one wants to investigate their brothers and sisters.

I would regard it as a great misfortune to run for Mayor and still more to be elected.

I wouldn't take Father of the House even if I was offered it.

I know my limitations, and I don't like politics. I was only involved because of my husband.

The scientists are virtually screaming from the rooftops now. The debate is over! There's no longer any debate in the scientific community about this. But the political systems around the world have held this at arm's length because it's an inconvenient truth, because they don't want to accept that it's a moral imperative.

The last thing members of the committee want to do is pass legislation.

I’ve been asked to run for public office three times now, and each time I’ve managed to escape with my virtue intact. I said, no.

Congress will compromise to give stuff away to people, but you won’t find them compromising to take things away from people.

Al Gore's problem, in my view, is that he never liked politics. He's actually deeply uncomfortable in it but felt he had to do it because of his father. He's much more comfortable in a private sector role and has, in fact, been much more successful in a private sector role, and I admire him for that.