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I didn't intend to run for public office. I didn't really think about it.

The greatest mistake I made was not to die in office.

I am an elected official; I was not elected by the Right.

I thought I could make a difference, so I ran for office.

I always tried to do what I believed is right and I've always voted the way that I believe was the right way for my constituency, and that's what I'm doing when I govern.

I decided to go into politics because of our Soviet-style government.

I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country.

I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.

I was considering running for political office.

But generally speaking, I felt to engage in the political process was to sully oneself to such a degree that whatever came out wasn't worth the trouble put in.