Before I had decided to get into politics, I was laying the groundwork to have a career in the law, but that was really to lay the foundation to teach, either at the college level or law school level after my federal clerkships.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I had actually studied political science in college. I had dreams of being a lawyer at one time.
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 felt that politics was one place where I could possibly have a career in arguing, debating, and getting to write papers. I almost considered working in law enforcement or something like that, but that didn't really last long.
I'm not deeply involved in politics, but about 25% of the people I interact with in politics went to law school.
I went to law school after college.
I see myself as an old man and an unqualified teacher to the nation. I think being a teacher is probably the most important thing you can be in politics.
Since I was a young girl, I always wanted to pursue law studies. I would have never imagined that my career would have taken a complete different route.
I actually became a lawyer because I thought you had to be a lawyer in order to get into national politics.
I wanted to have a political career. I thought studying political science would be the best way to achieve it.
I wasn't using college as a stepping stone to law school or some other career. I just wanted a liberal-arts education.