Jeffrey Chiesa Quotes

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

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

When I was 27, having never run for office before, I decided to run for Congress.

I'm not one of the people who have to be in public office.

Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorable adventure.

I would like to run for the mayor of the city of Chicago. That has always been an aspiration of mine even when I was in the House of Representatives.

I would be lying if I told you that I hadn't had aspirations to run for a statewide office.

Every member of my family knows that running for office is a personal decision.

I'm a politician. I run for office. That's my profession.

I thought I'd grow up to be a teacher, or maybe run for political office.

When I ran for governor, was I ambitious? Yes. Anyone, male or female, who goes through the trials of a campaign must be ambitious.

Yeah, well I'm not aspiring to be the Prime Minister.

I don't think running for office is anything I'm prepared for or could even prepare myself for.

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.

I am considering running for Senate, as well as other opportunities.

I'd love to run for office, but it requires such knowledge.

If you want to be a policy maker, run for office.

You might be considering elected office because you are angry with those in power. Indignation can be a motivator to run but not to govern. If you win you'll need more than anger to govern.

It's a great experience. If you get a chance to run for president, do it.

I'm thinking of trying to talk Jonathan Toews into running for Congress. We could use him.

I don't see myself in any way in elective office.

I've not been a decisively re-elected city councilor and top vote-getter three times because I haven't done the work and because I don't work hard.

I never thought I would run for office.

I'm not going to run for office. I don't think that's the right move for me.

Now you may do it badly, you may do it well, some people like you, some people hate you, all the rest of it - but you have got a real motivating life purpose. [on being Prime Minister