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The beginning of my political career was not promising. I ran for junior class president at Shortridge High school and was runner up. I ran again in the senior year with the same result. But opportunity came ironically, or fortunately, when I returned to Indianapolis after serving in the Navy.

— Richard Lugar

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

My freshman year, I ran for student class president and lost. The next year, I ran for student class vice president, and I won.

— Tyra Banks

I ran for president in 1996.

— Arlen Specter

The reason I actually ran for office is because of Hillary Clinton. Everybody was telling me why I shouldn't run: I was too young, I had small children, I should start at the school board level.

— Nikki Haley

AP promoted me to the White House beat because I knew Clinton, his family, friends, and staff better than anybody in the national press corps. Those contacts helped me break a few stories and get my career in Washington jump-started.

— Ron Fournier

I was considering running for political office.

— Michael Newdow

I ran for Congress because I want to make sure others have the same chance at the dream that I had for generations to come.

— Ami Bera

I became a Republican in the summer of 1972. I was involved in running President Nixon's re-election campaign in California and became part of his administration at the start of his second term.

— Ed Rollins

I never wanted to go to college in the state of Washington because I was so embarrassed and ashamed of my family life. I wanted to run. That's what always what I do, I run. I run as far away as I can.

— Hope Solo

What made me decide to run was the dire state of the economy and the non-leadership of President Obama. At that point in time, my campaign put a mustache on Obama as part of the national campaign drive.

— Kesha Rogers

✗Opposing Perspectives

I went to Massachusetts to make a difference. I didn't go there to begin a political career running time and time again. I made a difference. I put in place the things I wanted to do.

— Mitt Romney