I wanted to be what my high-school civics and history teacher thought of as a good American. That automatically involved taking an interest in government.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When I went to college, my goal was to be a college history teacher. I majored in history.
As a kid, I had this ultimate goal to be a teacher. I wanted to be a history teacher like my dad.
I wanted to participate in the political responsibilities of an American citizen. I wanted to vote. I wanted to be a full member of the American community. I made America my home country. It's my identity in many ways.
I wanted to be a senator from Illinois. I was obsessed with politics. My dad was friends with a lot of local politicians, so I would hang out with them on Election Day and hand out buttons. Somehow, even though they were opposite, I loved Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. I thought they were the coolest guys!
Being an American is something I wanted to be for a very long time, probably since I saw the moon landing when I was a child.
I was interested in politics very much when I was growing up, and that's what I think I really wanted to be - either a senator, or a Supreme Court Justice, and I always wanted to be a lawyer.
I always wanted to become president! When I was a kid, I was obsessed with politics.
If I wasn't serving in Congress, I've always wanted to be a high school teacher. Specifically, I want to teach a course on modern American history and use Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury as a primary text.
I wanted to be president of the United States. I really did. The older I get, the less preposterous the idea seems.
I wanted to be a teacher.
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