A Quote by Paul Manafort

I'm not a lobbyist. — © Paul Manafort
I'm not a lobbyist.
I turned down five million dollars from a lobbyist who wanted to put up $5m for my campaign, a very strong lobbyist. I said, I don't want your money.
My four years as governor, I never met with a lobbyist once, never. Not one lobbyist got in my office.
As a lobbyist, I was completely against term limits, and I know a lot of people are against term limits, and I was one of the leaders, because why? As a lobbyist, once you buy a congressional office, you don't have to re-buy that office in six years, right?
OPEC has got a monopoly. If you try and get a lobbyist in Washington to go against OPEC, they'll say, 'Oh, this is great. Donald Trump wants me to be a lobbyist,' and then they'll go check and say, 'Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Trump, we can't represent you. We represent OPEC or one of the 12 nations.'
It's time for me to give out an award to newly elected Majority Leader John Boehner. Mr. Boehner was elected just a few days ago to reform House Republicans, who are feeling the heat from lobbyist scandals. Well, CNN found out that he rents his two-bedroom apartment from a lobbyist who had clients who had interests in legislation that Boehner sponsored. And for that, Mr. Boehner, you've just won a pair of Stephen Colbert's big brass balls.
The President is the people's lobbyist.
The President is the peoples lobbyist.
Lobbyist influence comes from access, not money.
Someone doesn't think immediately, "I want to be a lobbyist."
[Walter White] was also one of the best lobbyist of the period.
Alexi Giannoulias' top aide was a longtime BP lobbyist.
Jack Abramoff is the world's best lobbyist - for the Federal Penitentiary System.
Success can be built on a strong relationship between a lobbyist and a single, powerful lawmaker.
I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they won't find a job in my White House.
To be effective at selling ideas, at being a lobbyist, influencing other people, you have to be very sure of yourself.
My brother was an improviser. He's now a lobbyist, but he used to perform improv in the city when he was in high school, and one of the funniest guys I know to this day.
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