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I love being able to be political without any political affiliation.

To be perfectly honest, it isn't fair that people have used my personality, and the sacrifices I make because I want to, as an indication that I want to be in a political office.

Temperamentally, I am suspicious of belonging to anything. When I ran for office, I debated seriously whether or not to run as an independent because I was not eager to be saddled with the Democratic Party, because any party label is committing.

I have been a lifelong community activist and frankly did not dream of being in public office.

I'm a very individualistic person. That is why I don't belong to any political party or anything. I really believe in justice and freedom.

I want my candidacy for the presidency of the United States to stand for a moment when we the people, stand once again for the independence from a government that has gotten too big and spends too much and has taken away too much of our liberties.

I am fiercely independent and I probably wouldn't be if it wasn't for the way in which I was brought up.

My desire is to be as independent as I can be, as long as I can be, subject to being effective.

I've been a Democrat, I've been a Republican, and I eventually became an independent because I don't believe either party has a monopoly on good ideas or strong leadership.

I had always been interested in politics. I had assumed, for a variety of - well, for two reasons, being Jewish and being gay back in the late '50s, early '60s - that I would never be elected or anything, but I would participate as an activist.