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A president, like a college freshman, can't know in advance which questions he'll have to answer or what topics he'll have to master. He has to be flexible, supple, and responsive. He has to be comfortable with multiple-choice.

Lots of people fantasize about what it would be like if they were president... Most think they'd be decent and wouldn't be corrupted at all, that they'd remain true to themselves.

There are just some things about being president that are difficult.

Being president is like running a cemetery: you've got a lot of people under you and nobody's listening.

But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret.

It's a hard job to become president.

I've seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. It reveals who you are.

I think a lot of presidents learn to be president by being president.

It is only requisite, for me to say to you, that the President places great reliance upon your skill, judgment and intimate knowledge.

Running for president is hard. But it's good preparation. Because being president is a lot harder.