I try to hold my charisma in check.

I have opinions of my own - strong opinions - but I don't always agree with them.

I can't ever remember sitting around and saying, 'gosh let's hurry up and get these debates going, that'll win it for me.' Nope.

The rigidity of those pledges is something I don’t like. The circumstances change and you can’t be wedded to some formula by Grover Norquist. It’s—who the hell is Grover Norquist, anyway?

Somebody said, "Well, you're going to write your definitive book about your life, biography." No, I'm not. I haven't done that. I wrote a book of letters which gives an insight into the real me as opposed to the public perceptions of me. But I'm convinced historians will figure out the things we got wrong and hopefully the things we got right.

It's a very good question, very direct, and I'm not going to answer it.

My grandkids say, "Reality Bites." O.K., but it also challenges and rewards... I believe our best days are yet to come.