It is easier to appear worthy of a position one does not hold, than of the office which one fills.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's easier to run for office than to run the office.
To some degree it matters who's in office, but it matters more how much pressure they're under from the public.
We are all put in different positions for different reasons.
In government offices which are sensitive to the vehemence and passion of mass sentiment public men have no sure tenure. They are in effect perpetual office seekers, always on trial for their political lives, always required to court their restless constituents.
It is not the position, but the disposition.
I understand why offices need to have office parties. I understand why offices need to have betting pools. No matter what the job, you need things to foster camaraderie and let off steam.
Five years ago, when I was elected, I had the feeling that the president doesn't have much to do. I've realized, though, that this is not a rubber-stamp position.
Retaining a sense of control is really important. I like to do things in my own time, and in my own style, so an office with targets and bureaucracy just wouldn't work.
I don't see myself in any way in elective office.
We say that someone occupies an official position, whereas it is the official position that occupies him.