Political Role Quotes

The Dali Llama uses religion to intervene in politics.

I believe that the role of president of the United States is vastly different from the role of candidate and that the Donald Trump of the campaign will not succeed as president.

Tony Blair is not a villain, but he's played the part very well.

I am not a professional politician.

I have had national security background, 10 years on the Intelligence Committee, the last two years as chair.

I like Marco Rubio. But I don't know about as a vice-presidential candidate. He's a nice guy, and that role requires kicking the crap out of your opponents.

I think you do need two terms as a president.

I'm not a policy wonk - I'm somewhere between being undecided and a surrogate.

There's a truth about public service that is often unspoken and rarely understood - that the role of our elected officials is about much more than balancing budgets and ensuring the delivery of essential services.

No-one is forced to stand for Parliament; no-one is compelled to become a minister. If you take on those roles, which are great privileges, you also take on big responsibilities.

It was a privilege to play a leading role in helping to safeguard our parliamentary sovereignty, and as such I am, on any view, a person with a genuine and substantial interest in the matter of defending MPs' voices.

I think the Democrats' role is to be vocal.

I have no intention of being vice president. I have said it clearly.

In the United States, politics is a profession, whereas in Europe it is a right and a duty.

Like Hillary Clinton before her, Mrs. Obama has always been a working woman. She is a lawyer turned hospital administrator turned political right hand. It is a unique resume.

I don't think it's the role of the prime minister to court the press.

I've never had a choice of which government department I would hold. I've always been assigned a department by the Taoiseach.

The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case.

I am no politician.

Connecting with people is an important part of my role [as a politician].

The vice president can play a real role in that, in helping solve some of the biggest problems in the country.

I did not come here to make a cabinet for the ladies of this place [Washington], but for the nation.

Your country needs religious leaders and religious politicians

The Presidency is not a showman’s job. You can’t make a Teddy Roosevelt out of me.

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.