Quote by Douglas Coupland

“...anyone wishing to hold office will be disqualified from being a candidate based on his desire to hold office.”

— Edward M. Wolfe

I've often been asked to run for office. I have no desire to do that, I would not want my time with the family…

— Carl Karcher

“But anyone who deliberately tries to get himself elected to a public office is permanently disqualified from holding one.”

— Thomas Moore

“Running for and holding public office requires little more than making informed decisions based on the facts, your values, and getting to know your…

— Marian Walsh

Running for office, or suggesting you might, is no longer about being a politician but being an independent opinion or sensibility entrepreneur. You're looking…

— Michael Wolff

“This trip was not about running for president. This trip was preparing to BE president.”

— Rick Perlstein

“He sounds like a politician running for office.”

— March Lions

“you should not run for president because tactically you can win. The questions you have to ask are why you're running for president and…

— Joe Biden

“In essence, anyone who aspires to be a career politician is, by the very fact, unfit to serve.”

— Joseph Befumo

If you are prepared to run for public office, you also have to be willing to accept a debate about you.

— Wolfgang Schauble

Running for office is not easy. It's not enough to want it.

— Mazie Hirono

People who assume I want to run for elected office may be dealing from a bad assumption.

— Andrew Cuomo