"Everyone wants to demagogue everyone else. That may be good politics, but it’s awful policy." ― Chris Christie Topic(s): Politics More From Chris Christie "And I think what people in New Jersey have gotten to know about me over the last decade that I’ve been in public life is what you see is what you get. And I’m no different when I’m sitting with you than I am when I’m at home or anyplace else." "One state retiree, 49 years old, paid, over the course of his entire career, a total of $124,000 towards his retirement pension and health benefits. What will we pay him? $3.3 million in pension payments over his life and nearly $500,000 for health care benefits – a total of $3.8m on a $120,000 investment." "It’s not that I’m universally loved. We know I’m not in New Jersey. But what they do say in New Jersey is, ‘We like him, and we think he’s telling us the truth.’ I think we need to have that type of politics on the national level." More In Politics "You call to a dog and a dog will break its neck to get to you. Dogs just want to please. Call to a cat and its attitude is, ‘What’s in it for me?’"― Lewis Grizzard "No way, no how did I break into NORAD. That’s a complete myth. And I never attempted to access anything considered to be classified government systems."― Kevin Mitnick "Going into politics is something people have asked me about forever."― Caroline Kennedy