Julie Nixon Eisenhower Quotes

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

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.

After thinking carefully about how I can best help my fellow Minnesotans, I have decided to not seek election for a different office in 2014. The warm encouragement from many people to run for U.S. senator or the governorship was deeply humbling.

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

I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency.

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

There are people who kind of gravitate towards running politics based on new ideas and issues, and that was what the secret was for Clinton.

I have big ideas. If you don't like them, don't vote for me.

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.

In 1968, 'Liberty Magazine' had an article about George Wallace in which he stated he would suggest me as a possible vice-presidential candidate, along with other choices such as 'Happy' Chandler and General Curtis LeMay. However, I am not interested in any political office in the United States or anywhere, now or back in 1968.

Politics is very hard work. You have to really commit to things. Some people get into it for the wrong reasons.

I haven't ruled out another run for office at some point.

My mom didn't run for mayor until she was 65 years old - it was like a second and third career.... The way I've always thought about it is that I don't believe you run for office because you want a job. I believe if you run for office, it's because you have a vision for change. And if I ever came to that point, that's what would lead [me to run]. And right now I'm happily in a position where I believe I can work to deliver impact and work for change.

It isn't that I was born thinking I had to be president. I'm getting a lot of encouragement to run from people across the country. I don't believe this is a rash decision.

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 grew up thinking that if I wanted to go be prime minister, I could.

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

But I have made no plans to run for any office right now.

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

Normal people don't just wake up in the morning and say I think it'd be a good idea to run for president of the United States.

One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position.

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

I didn't go into politics because I wanted to win a popularity contest.

Ambition characterizes and distinguishes national officeholders from other kinds of human beings.

I've been complimented enough and asked to run for various offices out here in Utah, but right now, I'm not interested. I don't know that I have the stomach for it.