"For the politician, the goal is always to
be in government, and to be the first . . .
Everything is about the struggle for office.
The purpose of power, the problem to solve,
is forgotten.
I've never known a great politician
who was not strongly egocentric, and for good reason.
If he weren't he would never have imposed his
image and his person. I could not do that, not because
I am modest but because you can't concentrate on
a thing to be done and on yourself"
NY Times, 11-13-88, p. E23, Quiet Power Endures
"There are two types of men. Those who want to be somebody
and those who want to do something."
Id.
He said of men in the limelight, "Since they take the risks,
they need the laurels."
Id.
