Kenneth C. Griffin Quotes

The presidency is not an entry-level electoral job.

Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be Vice President of the United States of America. Let's get that straight. She's a truly close personal friend. She is qualified to be President of the United States of America. She's easily qualified to be Vice President of the United States of America.

To be elected to public office requires no qualifications.

I voted for [James] Buchanan because I didn't know him and voted against [John C.] Fremont because I did know him.

I don't think that attorneys should be in any way running for governor.

I've never listed my education degree as why people should vote for me. I think the average person is thinking more about what I've accomplished in my professional career and what I've accomplished in my career as a legislator.

Before I ever endorse a candidate, I meet them, interview them, interview their colleagues and evaluate their competitors, study their positions and ideas, look at their campaign... then make a decision.

Based on my experience and record, I'm the best person to take Jeff Sessions' place.

A presidential debate is a job interview. And voters look for certain traits in people applying to be president.

I don't think anyone should pick a candidate for any office based solely on gender. That would be, I believe, a mistake.

Secretary Clinton is perfectly capable of defending her own service in office.

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

I guess you'd call me an independent, since I've never identified myself with one party or another in politics. I always decide my vote by taking as careful a look as I can at the actual candidates and issues themselves, no matter what the party label.

I really thought, with my background growing up, and my service, and all that, I thought it would be enough for the presidency. But... It sure was enough when I ran for Congress.

When you nominate for a seat, the expectation is that you serve that district and serve that seat if you are elected.

I'd like to run for office someday, but I'm afraid my ability to spell might give me an unfair advantage.

I think the rules are going to have to change for me to ever run for public office. My checkered past will always keep me out of politics.

You would make the best governor but not the best candidate.

You can make a successful run for political office without an especially thick resume, any exceptional talent for expressing yourself, a noteworthy education or for that matter a basic grasp of science.

I'm very happy where I am: I'm a senator from Ohio.

I would love to be the president of United States, and I think I would be good at it, but it's too late, and it is too hard.

I'm not a game-show contestant, I'm a U.S. senator.

I actually think you should run for president if you're going to be president, if you want to be president. I'm not running for president. I made that decision, consciously, not to.

I'd like to find and vote for a candidate, whether Republican or Democrat... that has the best interest in the health and welfare of everybody in this country.

You're not just voting for an individual, in my judgment, you're voting for an agenda. You're voting for a platform. You're voting for a political philosophy.