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" There's almost nothing that hasn't been said about me. But there's an awful lot that I haven't said. I don't talk about private things. "

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" I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think anyone should put public service out of the question because that's not what a good citizen does. "

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" I've never talked to anyone writing a book on me. I've had so much written about me that is made up, usually something that seems silly enough or weird enough to get remarked upon, and it's pretty much all fiction. "