I was mean-spirited, short-tempered, and intolerant of those who disagreed with me

[searcher]

"I reached the point where I was mean-spirited, short-tempered, and intolerant of those who disagreed with me, and they said, 'Hell, you'd make a great CEO.' So I went to Texas and joined the private sector"
Dick Cheney
explaining why he left the public sector to become CEO of Halliburton.

Michael