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I don't want to express my opinion about actual politics, because if I do, I have to be responsible for my decision.

Well, I couldn't do the day-to-day stuff of being a politician or anything, but I just think everybody should have an opinion and everybody should vote, and that's what we're built on.

You're president, if you conclude my judgment is not the right judgment, I abide by that, but I want an opportunity to have an input.

In America, public opinion is the leader.

I know I'm not supposed to have any opinions about politics, because I'm famous.

As president, you can get all kinds of advice from all kinds of people. But at the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as president, all you have to guide you are your values and your vision and the life experiences that make you who you are.

I don't want to be an opinion anchor.

Every member of my family knows that running for office is a personal decision.

It can be easy and tempting, especially during a presidential campaign, to listen only to opinions that mirror and fortify one's own. That's not ideal, because it eliminates learning and makes it impossible for people to understand what they dismiss as 'the other side.'