Repeat Only In Whispers

"I've noticed lately that you're not grinning as often or as broadly as when you were first sworn in."
"Well . . ."
"Is The Office a more serious undertaking than you thought?"
"Well . . ."
"Is it like that ol' joke of the amateur baseball player after he'd been on a major league team for about a month.  He wrote home:  'Mom, I'll be coming home soon . . . the pitchers are starting to curve the balls.' "

"Well . . . one has to be truthful with himself about his qualifications ."
"The feeling here is that conspiracies against The Office -- especially from foreign governments -- are like those curve balls in the Major League . . ."
"It's not like in the movies.  They can arrange  the script to favor the top actor."
"In show-business, they prompt an entertainer to always smile for the cameras -- that's why I always wondered about that grinning you were doing and I would ask myself, 'Does he know the masked hatred he's got to endure from foreign leaders who've not dealt with one like him in the power of The Office?'  They've colonized people like you throughout the world, represent histories of Empires, fought centuries of wars to establish their countries . . . the power of The Office represents life or death not only for millions in our country but for millions in other countries . . . I guess that'll affect anyone's grin."
"One has to be truthful and confident about one's capabilities to execute in The Office . . . ."