I didn't run for student council president. I don't see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. I'm not particularly fond of politics.

The lesson of the last year is this: foreign policy can't be managed through the politics of personality and our President would do well to take note of an observation John F. Kennedy made once he was in office - that all of the world's problems aren't his predecessor's fault.

Office politics are bloody-minded but weak on content.

Consul - in American politics a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.

I think there is one higher office than president and I would call that patriot.

What politicians want to create is irreversible change because when you leave office someone changes it back again.

And after I make a lot of money I'll be able to afford running for office.

The United States brags about its political system but the President says one thing during the election something else when he takes office something else at midterm and something else when he leaves.

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

The most important political office is that of the private citizen.

The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal - that you can gather votes like box tops - is I think the ultimate indignity to the democratic process.

Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices a rottenness begins in his conduct.

And inasmuch as the bridge is a symbol of all such poetry as I am interested in writing it is my present fancy that a year from now I'll be more contented working in an office than ever before.

If you don't mark your successes the day your ship comes in could be just another day at the office and there's no poetry in that.

The office of poetry is not to make us think accurately but feel truly.

I love Christmas. Frosty the Snowman peace on Earth and mangers Salvation Army bell ringers and reindeer the movie 'Meet Me in St. Louis ' office parties and cookies.

I came to the conclusion that in order to end racial barriers I needed to run for the office of the president and put forth an agenda of social justice and world peace. In addition I concluded that someone needed to run and challenge the liberal orthodoxy.

Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.

Well the post office is probably not the place you want to go if you want to be infused with patriotism and a renewed sense of vigor.

I have not the smarts or patience for political office.

I think the destructive vicious negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country harder to attract decent people to run for public office.

A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office.

That's the way this business works: if your movies do well at the box office you will be offered more movies. It doesn't matter if you're a nice guy or you're a prick. If your movies do well there's a job waiting for you in Hollywood. It's not any more complicated than that.