Done Quote by Robert Redford

Once you choose to run for president of the United States and succeed, your earlier life, your biography, is a major part of American…

— David Garrow

I am involved with politics today because of the inspiration I received from Ronald Reagan.

— Michael K. Simpson

I think part of running for president, people want to know who you are, what influenced you, what motivates you, not just where you…

— Karen Finney

If I could have anything - you know, and this is across the board for any presidential candidate - I would have a greater…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

As you probably know, I've written a lot about the presidency, so it's obviously exciting when you get to interview a president and write…

— Nancy Gibbs

But to make a long story short, I decided that I was going to run, and I announced that I was going to run…

— George Smathers

A large part of running for president is intense scrutiny on personal history and political records. But once you're in office, that scrutiny subsides.

— Jamelle Bouie

It's not like I'm just trying to win and get elected. I'm trying to change the course of history.

— Ron Paul

When my sister and I came along, my father's political life was completely over. He ran for president the year I was born. So…

— Anne Cox Chambers

What I really love is modern political history. I love the research process, whether it's digging through old newspaper stories, artifacts from election campaigns…

— Steve Kornacki

I didn't need to [run for presidency], but it's about you. It's about bringing our country, making our country great again.

— Donald Trump

The beginning of my political career was not promising. I ran for junior class president at Shortridge High school and was runner up. I…

— Richard Lugar