Politician's Life Quotes

Whenever people say, 'You should be president,' I say, 'I thought you liked me.' Listen, I thought being mayor of Stamford was a wonderful job. Being governor of a state for a period of time is a wonderful job, and I'm not sure I'm at all attracted to Washington.

The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office

That's the trouble with a politician's life-somebody is always interrupting it with an election.

When I'm not a politician, I'll be dead.

I may be President of the United States but my personal life is nobody’s damn business

Now I get a very nice salary as a member of Congress, but when I'm in Washington, I sleep in my office.

This gets back to the fundamental lesson of political survival that Bill Clinton taught me, which is if you make it about the American people's lives instead of your life, you're going to be okay.

Had I been chosen President again, I am certain I could not have lived another year.

The thing to remember about Obama is he doesn't care if you like him or I like him or somebody else does. He literally would rather do homework with his kids than be around other politicians. Does this make him unpopular at times? Yes. Does it make him ineffective? Most certainly not.

Like all successful politicians I married above myself.