In my case, I think people are surprised that I'm doing exactly what I said I was going to do when I ran, because that's not the typical politician.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I ran because somebody had to do it first. In this country, everybody is supposed to be able to run for president, but that has never really been true.
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.
People make a big fuss over you when you're President. But I'm very serious about doing everything I can to make sure that it doesn't go to my head.
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.
If I weren't doing the politics, I wouldn't be doing my job.
People who assume I want to run for elected office may be dealing from a bad assumption.
I am not a politician; I've never run for anything in my life. I'm an economist. I'm a broadcaster. I've been an adviser. I worked for Ronald Reagan.
If you're running for president, you've got to do a lot of things to line up a candidacy. I've not done any of those things. It's not my plan. My plan is to be a good chairman of the House Budget Committee and fight for the fiscal sanity of this nation.
I'm not a politician. I'm not running for office. I can say what I think.
I'm a politician. I run for office. That's my profession.