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Politics is a rough and tumble business. It's not for the faint-hearted. I've got bruises and cuts from being in the political arena. But by and large, I understand how to navigate the process.

I cannot do politics under someone else's control.

I think I do want to go into politics. I really, really do. And I don't know if I will.

I mean, the last thing I want to do is be involved in politics.

I don't know enough about politics. I am out of the loop.

I feel that if I am freed of the burden of politics, then I can do more, and I can take more unpopular decisions.

I'm not driven to get back into politics. It's not on my top five things to do before I die, but saying that, I may be in politics in the next year or the next ten years. I've been on the front line for 12 years, four in state government, eight on the national level.

Once you've built the big machinery of political power, remember you won't always be the one to run it.

You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in a minute who's for you and who's against you.

If you want to give me a good faceful for one of my political positions, I can take it.