" He could have been Governor of Indiana by lifting an eyebrow, could have been President of the United States, even, at the price of a few beads of sweat. And what is he? I ask you, what is he?” The Senator coughed again, then answered his own question: “A notary public, friends and neighbors, whose commission is about to expire. "
― Kurt Vonnegut Jr. , God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater