Ron Silver Quotes

Having a path to elected office was never the goal for me.

I don't want to come to Washington to be just another vote. I want to lead on issues that are important.

When we get a chance to take part in elections, I am ready to fight for leading positions, including in the presidential vote.

You accumulate political capital to spend it on noble causes for Canada. If you're afraid to spend your capital, you shouldn't be there.

My firm belief is that people who aspire to public service should have the best advice up front, as they decide whether to run and the people decide whether to support them.

The vote controls everything that you do.

While I loved aspects of the law, my upbringing had shown me that in politics, you could make policy decisions that actually changed people's lives - so I made my decision, and ran for my father's old seat.

I'm not serving in office because I desperately needed 99 new friends in the U.S. Senate.

I know I can serve Hawaii and our country well in the U.S. Senate, know we can mount a solid statewide campaign, know we have a good chance of prevailing.

You don't run for the presidency out of nostalgia.

If you ever live in a country run by a committee, be on the committee.

I'm not going to lie to you: being Speaker of the State Assembly is the best job I've ever had in my entire career. But you know, I got into politics 'cause I wanted to make a difference, and I was always raised that one person could make a difference.

I don't really like politics, to be honest. But it's other people making decisions about my life and my country and my child's education... I wish we didn't have so much money in politics, but that's not the world we live in. If we don't play here, we forfeit. And I'm not willing to forfeit my rights.

I thought I could make a difference, so I ran for office.

I've never sought elected office since I was a senior class president in high school.

It's going to be hard for someone like me to run for president.

Five years ago, when I was elected, I had the feeling that the president doesn't have much to do. I've realized, though, that this is not a rubber-stamp position.

The first day you're a leader is the beginning of the end of your political career.

After hearing from my colleagues, I have decided to run for Speaker of the House. Let's work together to make a difference for our country.

Politicians fascinate because they constitute such a paradox; they are an elite that accomplishes mediocrity for the public good.

Vice presidents are candidates for political castration.

Politics is about accountability, it is about leadership, it is about courage.

Don't get mad. Don't get even. Get elected.

[Warren] Harding didn't like being a Senator; he liked being in the Senate.

Politics is who gets what, when, how.