"You have to understand that if you seek that office, then you have to be prepared to give your life to it. "Essentially, the bargain that I think every President strikes with the American people is, ‘you give me this office, then in turn my fears, doubts, insecurities, foibles, need for sleep, family life, vacations, leisure, is gone. I am giving myself to you.’ "
-Senator Obama, running for President in 2008