I am not a politician but I have dedicated the biggest part of my professional life to economic policy both in Greece and Europe.
I'm not a professional politician. I'm a professional problem solver.
I'm not a professional politician. I'm a professional problem solver, and I believe we should cut the salaries of senators and congressmen 10 percent until they balance the budget. I call that conservative common sense.
No professional politician is ever actually in favor of public economy. It is his implacable enemy, and he knows it. All professional politicians are dedicated wholeheartedly to waste and corruption. They are the enemies of every decent man.
I am not a consensus politician. Im a conviction politician.
I am not a politician-type politician and I want to remain that.
I do not purport to be a professional politician.
I'm not a professional politician, I'm a problem solver.
I think I'm one of five people in the Senate who's never been a politician before. And now that I am a politician, what I find weird about it is that I respect myself less.
The head of NASA ought to be a space professional, not a politician.
It's not something that defines me. I'm not a half-Indian politician or a doctor politician or a gay politician for that matter... it is part of my character, I suppose.
I am a politician which means I am a liar and a crook. When I am not kissing babies I am stealing their lollypops.
We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician.
I am a professional martial artist, and I am a professional fighter.
Well what a turn-up. From professional footballer to television presenter to green politician. Whatever next?
I am an educationist. I'm an economist. I am a politician. I am also now a good storyteller, you know?