I went in with the youthful vigor that I could single-handedly change the world. But you fast come to the realization that you're 1/435th of one-half of one-third of the government.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I couldn't wait to get to the most powerful position, because I thought then I would be able to fix problems that only the leader can fix. But when I got there, I realized we needed revolutionary change.
I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.
My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.
I prospered very quickly. Very quickly, I became politically empowered. I was running my own business.
Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness. Do not look for the impossible, but do not let your path deviate from the quiet and steadfast insistence on full opportunities for your powers.
I don't think I'm a revolutionary, and I'd certainly be an unlikely one.
I believe that if you have revolutionary potential, you must make the world a better place and use it.
I wish I could renounce politics.
I had a 20-year, stellar government career.
I was first elected to public office when the Reagan revolution was in full swing. Maximizing freedom guided the policies of that era, with tremendous success.