I will not become a Napoleon nor an Alexander, and labour for my own ambition; but I will labour for freedom and for the moral well-being of man.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I suffer a little bit from Napoleonism, if you will.
My fate is to be President of the Republic - or leader of the opposition.
Whatever I will become will be what God has chosen for me.
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.
Standing here in a house of history, and acutely aware of my own imperfections, I pledge that if I am confirmed I will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the Constitution and laws of this great country.
If I was to say what I am, I'd be a Labour man. I like Tony Blair a lot, I think he's a good man. And in America I'd definitely be a Democrat; I'd never be a Republican.
As long as I have ambition, maybe I can achieve something for my country.
I will be a president of all Bulgarians, irrespective of their ethnicity, religion or political affiliations.
My ambition is to enjoy my life and to do exactly what I want to do. And I'll do that. I will be free.