Money Quote by Alan K. Simpson

I've been in favor of getting rid of carried interest for years, starting when I was a senator from New York.

— Hillary Clinton

It was not my wish to come into politics. I was not a public person; I preferred to spend my birthdays with family and…

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

I tried to salvage the situation with the Republican Party for a long time. We've had for decades a departure from the fundamental values…

— Richard Painter

No longer being prepared to be tarnished by association is one of the reasons I left the Conservative Party and joined The Independent Group.

— Heidi Allen

I had been born a Republican. My dad was an active Republican, but he was not active in politics and I really never was…

— John Paul Stevens

I was not elected to serve one party.

— George W. Bush

I'm a conservative Republican. I have been since I was 15 years old and participated in the 'Goldwater for President' campaign in 1964.

— John Bolton

I do not represent the Republican Party.

— Arlen Specter

I am a Republican. I'm loyal to the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. And I believe that my party, in some ways,…

— John McCain

I am a passionate advocate of getting special interest money out of politics.

— Al Gore

When I was very young, I took no interest in party politics. My line of interest was how can you be part of an…

— Margrethe Vestager

I was very shy and reserved, so it was a bit contradictory to get into politics.

— Najat Vallaud-Belkacem