One of my unique features as a politician is that I am so blunt and so forthright, and I put my cards on the table to such a degree people aren't used to, that there's nothing left to hide.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In politics, strangely enough, the best way to play your cards is to lay them face upwards on the table.
To be perfectly honest, it isn't fair that people have used my personality, and the sacrifices I make because I want to, as an indication that I want to be in a political office.
When you're a politician, someone always wants something from you, so they're constantly telling you how smart or great you are, and that can warp people! Exercising humility is important to me. My friends back home treat me like the same person I was when I was waiting tables.
I don't think I'm made of the right stuff to be a politician. I think I'm made to be a loose cannon.
I am not a politician, and my other habits air good.
I keep my politics a little closer to me than others do.
I rarely meet a politician that I don't like personally. They are generally well endowed with charm. Therein lies the danger.
I don't think I have the demeanor to be a politician. I'm used to making decisions and to a certain extent being in charge.
I'm an unambitious politician.
You have to keep a strong sense of who you really are - and I have a pretty strong sense of myself. It gets me in trouble when I say this, but I don't think of myself as a politician. I've always tried to be honest when communicating with people.