“One thing was very clear and I made it always very clear at the beginning when I got into the governorship, and that was that I wasn't trying to become a career politician. This was not like I was going to be governor for seven years and then I was going to run for the Senate and then for Congress. That was never my interest.” TryingYearsMadeRunningInterestCareersClearOne ThingPoliticianSevenCongressMade ItSenateGovernorsSeven YearsCareer Politicians Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger
“The problem for me is not that Schwarzenegger is governor, but the extent to which even politicians who are not actors are functioning like actors.” ProblemActorsPoliticianGovernorsSchwarzenegger Author:Slavoj Žižek
“I don't think I would be a good politician. I kid about it when I get a standing ovation. Sometimes I'll say, "I may run for Governor," but it's strictly a joke.” ThinkingMaySometimesWould BeRunningKidsPoliticianJokesStandingGovernorsOvationGood Politicians Author:Liberace
“Ronald Reagan came to office and had already been an experienced politician as governor of California, whose ideology and ideas, no matter how simplistic or no matter how much you may disagree with them, were fairly well-developed and fairly consistent. Donald Trump is a real-estate branding operator and a reality-show television star whose entrance into big-time politics, as a victor, as someone who will now wield tremendous power, was as shocking to him as it was to everybody else.” WellsMayIdeasRealMatterShowsBigsRealityStarsTelevisionTrumpPoliticianOfficeIdeologyCaliforniaConsistentDisagreeGovernorsBrandingEstatesShockingEntrancesReality ShowsOperators Author:David Remnick