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I wanted to be president of the United States. I really did. The older I get, the less preposterous the idea seems.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

I think a lot of presidents learn to be president by being president.

I've used the prestige and influence of having been a president of the United States as effectively as possible. And secondly, I've still been able to carry out my commitments to peace and human rights and environmental quality and freedom and democracy and so forth.

Running for president is hard. But it's good preparation. Because being president is a lot harder.

I've never sought elected office since I was a senior class president in high school.

That's the good thing about being president, I can do whatever I want.

It's a very tough thing to run for office, but it's also the way the American people get to know you.