"If I think I could offer something...I would certainly consider that."
"I'll do whatever it takes. I certainly wouldn't be arrogant enough to think that it needs to be me."
"I don't think you should have ambition. I think you should have a desire to do it if you're asked to serve."
"I still struggle with it. It was my job to get this one."
"I think I would look at it."
"I'd rather 'eat glass' than return to Congress."
"It was clear that [former Vice President Kamala Harris] was the top of the ticket, and my job was there to support her."
"I've always said this: I didn't prepare my life to be in these jobs, but my life prepared me well."
"I worry about people who have ambition for elected office. I don't think you should have ambition."
"An old White guy who ran for vice president, you'll land on your feet pretty well. But I still struggle with it."
"I think right now, we'll get through this legislative session and I think if you see numbers like this, and you see the public being there, and I feel like I'm able to do the job, I think I would look..."
"But I worry about people who have ambition for elected office. I don't think you should have ambition."