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You’ve probably seen at least a few “exit interviews” with outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown over the past several months. And if you’re like me, there’s really never enough. The man is endlessly fascinating and a veritable quote machine (even if you need a translator).

Our Los Angeles bureau chief, Adam Nagourney, recently visited the governor on the tail end of a non-farewell tour before the Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom takes over on Monday. Here, Adam tells us about what it’s like to interview Mr. Brown:

After nearly 50 years in California public life, including 16 years as governor, it’s difficult to think of a question that Jerry Brown has not heard before. And Mr. Brown can be an ornery interview, particularly when asked questions that strike him as obvious or familiar, as we were reminded during the visit to his ranch.

Like, for example, when Mr. Brown was asked if he had any regrets about problems not tackled. Probably not the best question to ask.

“Wouldn’t you say that is a condition of life — that if you do one thing, you don’t do something else?” Mr. Brown said. “I have a saying that fits that. Commitment is the enemy of opportunity. To do one thing is not to do something else.”