In Every Community, Whether Large Or Small,

What You Really Remember At The Beginning Was That You Have To Throw A Budget Together. We Made Some Terrible Mistakes At The Beginning In My Own Budget That Took Us At Least A Year To Catch Up On.

I Think President Bush Tried To Step Up On Social Security Even Though The Polls Showed That Was Unpopular. He Has Not Been Successful And Backed Off, But I Admire People Who Take On Big Problems.

Fear Drives You And Makes You Better.

Sometimes I'll Trust My Gut More Than My Head. Logical Information Might Lead Me In One Direction And My Feelings In Another. Whereas I Would Have Followed My Head Ten Years Ago, Now I'm As Likely Or More Likely To Go With My Gut Feeling. It's Ironic - You'd Think The Opposite Would Be True As You Move To The Top But It's Not.

I Bring Other Constituencies - I Also Have Ties To Minority Communities. And Obviously, To The World Of World-class Research Universities. So I Can Bring Some Constituencies That I'm Used To Working With.