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Politicians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends.

I don't like politics. I am not aligned to any political party. I have friends in all political parties.

I've been dealing with politicians all my life. All my life. And I've always gotten them to do what I need them to do.

My definition of a 'friend' is, coming from Chicago, someone who says, 'Yeah, sure. You know what? Let's talk about what we can talk about. Let's help each other out. Your politics are none of my business.'

I have a lot of Republican friends.

I'm such a failed politician that all of my rivals have disappeared, on both sides.

The good news about me is that my friends and social network is entirely independent of politics.

I have the most reliable friend you can have in American politics, and that is ready money.

There are numerous bugbears in the profession of a politician. First, ordinary life suffers. Second, there are many temptations to ruin you and those around you. And I suppose third, and this is rarely discussed, people at the top generally have no friends.

A lot of people are in politics to make friends, too, instead of making positive change. They're worried about getting re-elected.