Quotes about Presidency

The Presidency is not a bed of roses. Votes: 3

No other President ever enjoyed the Presidency as I did. Votes: 3

The Vice Presidency isn't worth a pitcher of warm spit. Votes: 3

The student community of Presidency College was also politically most active. Votes: 3

Every President reconstructs the Presidency to meet his own psychological needs. Votes: 3

Scrubbing floors and emptying bedpans has as much dignity as the Presidency. Votes: 3

The First Month of the Buhari Presidency has been far, far from inspiring Votes: 3

With me it is exceptionally true that the Presidency is no bed of roses. Votes: 3

Democrats have an answer to the unemployment problem. They're all running for the Presidency. Votes: 3

Few men in our history have ever obtained the Presidency by planning to obtain it. Votes: 3

Don't any of you realize there's only one life between that madman and the Presidency? Votes: 3

No man will ever carry out of the Presidency the reputation which carried him into it. Votes: 3

There is far less to the Presidency, in terms of essential activity, than meets the eye. Votes: 3

My fellow citizens, the American Presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery. Votes: 3

I know that given great responsibility men sometimes change, but Mr. Nixon's Presidency would worry me. Votes: 3

Unsuccessful candidates for the Presidency should be quietly hanged as a matter of public sanitation and decorum. Votes: 3

To me, the Presidency and the Vice-Presidency were not prizes to be won, but a duty to be done. Votes: 3

No man has the right to use the great powers of the Presidency to lead the people, indirectly, into war. Votes: 3

I learned running the government for the Presidency, which I always thought was difficult, is even more difficult than I thought. Votes: 3

The Vice-Presidency is sort of like the last cookie on the plate. Everybody insists he won't take it, but somebody always does. Votes: 3

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy, or given up all hope of the Presidency. Votes: 3

One day we will look back and realize that the Barack Obama Presidency was the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on the American people. Votes: 3

When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making. Votes: 3

Only one president in this book was a supervillain. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Chester A. Arthur, the Lex Luthor of the American Presidency. Votes: 3

The best thing about Eisenhower's Presidency was his Jeffersonian conviction that there should be as little government and as much golf as possible. Votes: 3

I cannot believe that the killing of 2,000 Englishmen at New Orleans qualifies a person for the various difficult and complicated duties of the Presidency. Votes: 3

I now announce myself as candidate for the Presidency. I anticipate criticism; but however unfavorable I trust that my sincerity will not be called into question. Votes: 3

I once told Nixon that the Presidency is like being a jackass caught in a hail storm. You've got to just stand there and take it. Votes: 3

I read the book with interest, but when Jackson was a candidate in 1828 for the Presidency, I opposed him and voted for Adams. I favored a protective tariff. Votes: 3

Anybody who is an ambitious politician would never ever aspire to a Vice Presidency. And yet, people find themselves in that position, and so, therein lies the rub. Votes: 3

If I had a choice, I'd rather be admired less and have my husband tormented less. I'd prefer that people concentrate on a fair assessment of him and his Presidency. Votes: 3

I'm 43 years old and I'm the healthiest candidate for the Presidency of the United States. You've travelled with me enough to know that I'm not going to die in office. Votes: 3

No man will ever bring out of the Presidency the reputation which carries him into it. To myself, personally, it brings nothing but increasing drudgery and daily loss of friends. Votes: 3

I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5-lb. perch in my lake. (Answering a reporter who asked him to name the best moment of his Presidency.) Votes: 3

When you get to be President, there are all those things, the honors, the twenty-one gun salutes, all those things. You have to remember it isn't for you. It's for the Presidency. Votes: 3

When you get to be President, there are all those things, the honors, the twenty-one gun salutes, all those things. You have to remember it isn't for you. It's for the Presidency. Votes: 3

The Presidency, even to the most experienced politicians, is no bed of roses; and [Zachary] Taylor like others, found thorns within it. No human being can fill that station and escape censure. Votes: 3

Frank Zappa was one of the gods of the Czech underground, I thought of him as a friend. Whenever I feel like escaping from the world of the Presidency, I think of him. Votes: 3

It is with complete allegiance to the cause of racial and social justice and the NAACP that I step aside from the Presidency and pass the baton to my Vice President, Naima Quarles-Burnley. Votes: 3

If the tide of defamation and abuse shall turn, and my administration come to be praised, future Vice-Presidents who may succeed to the Presidency may feel some slight encouragement to pursue an independent course. Votes: 3

The anti-slavery parties were also called spoilers, including the Republican party that went on not just to abolish slavery but they actually take over the Presidency moving very quickly from third-party into the Presidency. Votes: 3

We are asking the wrong question. The issue is not who should be trusted with all the power of the Presidency. Instead, we must ask how much power any candidate can be trusted with. Votes: 3

But we need to show that the EU can modernise itself, can adapt to the needs of its citizens, can take their views into account. That will be our ambition for the UK Presidency. Votes: 3

One of the roles of the Presidency is to lead a political party. Having a President in office is usually a huge advantage to a party because it gives the party a mouthpiece and an advocate at the highest level. Votes: 3

... how often the Presidency has simply meant that a man shall be abused, distrusted, and worked to death while he is filling the great office, and that he should drop into unmerited oblivion when he has left the White House ... Votes: 3

In sum, the Court's conclusion that a constitutionally adequate recount is impractical is a prophecy the Court's own judgment will not allow to be tested. Such an untested prophecy should not decide the Presidency of the United States. I dissent. Votes: 3

Whether I serve one or two terms in the Presidency, I will find myself at the end of that period at what might be called the awkward age-too old to begin a new career and too young to write my memoirs. Votes: 3

Voting is no substitute for the eternal vigilance that every friend of freedom must demonstrate towards government. If our freedom is to survive, Americans must become far better informed of the dangers from Washington -- regardless of who wins the Presidency. Votes: 3

Our aim, during our Presidency in the next six months will be to lead this challenge, to show that Europe can function in a mature and responsible way, to start delivering tangible results that show we are taking people's concerns seriously. Votes: 3

Thomas Jefferson made a comment about the Presidency and age. He said that one should not worry about one's exact chronological age in reference to his ability to perform one's task. And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying. Votes: 3

When people tell me that I became President on January 20th, 1981, I feel I have to correct them. You don't become President of the United States. You are given temporary custody of an institution called the Presidency, which belongs to our people. Votes: 3

Wouldn't it be useful to explain the factors that actually allowed this to happen [Donald's Trump Presidency]. Like, for example, their frustration of the absolute shrinking of the middle class, the heroin epidemic, things like that. I don't see any of that. Votes: 3

There is one thing which we should have exceedingly clear in our minds. Neither the President of the Church, nor the First Presidency, nor the united voice of the First Presidency and the Twelve will ever condone the use of ReddiWhip on pie. Votes: 3

Whatever he does should be seen as working at the Presidency and if he goes to Colorado for Christmas, it should be for a minimum amount of time, the family tradition and family get-together aspect emphasized, and it be seen as a working vacation. Votes: 3

You have never seen greatness in a Presidency; I have. It was a rich kid who you would think had every reason to be a horse's ass - Franklin Roosevelt. He was humane and wise and resourceful. He was called a traitor to his class. Votes: 3

As far as the job of President goes, its rewarding and I've given before this group the definition of happiness for the Greeks. I'll define it again: the full use of your powers along lines of excellence. I find, therefore, that the Presidency provides some happiness. Votes: 3

In the experiences of a year of the Presidency, there has come to me no other such unwelcome impression as the manifest religious intolerance which exists among many of our citizens. I hold it to be a menace to the very liberties we boast and cherish. Votes: 3

Why would anyone want to be President today? The answer is not one of glory, or fame; today the burdens of the office outweigh its privileges. Its not because the Presidency offers a chance to be somebody, but because it offers a chance to do something. Votes: 3

When I ran for Presidency of the United States, I knew that this country faced serious challenges, but I could not realize - nor could any man realize who does not bear the burdens of this office - how heavy and constant would be those burdens Votes: 3

I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I can not remember when I did not so think, and feel. And yet I have never understood that the Presidency conferred upon me an unrestricted right to act officially upon this judgment and feeling. Votes: 3

We've got a lot of down-ballot candidates that are also being lifted up by this campaign [for Presidency in 2016]. If we don't take a stand at some point and begin to stand our ground, we are never going to begin to move forward. We've got to do that. Votes: 3

The man of large and conspicuous public service in civil life must be content without the Presidency. Still more, the availability of a popular man in a doubtful State will secure him the prize in a close contest against the first statesman of the country whose State is safe. Votes: 3

I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency. Votes: 1

Few progressives would take issue with the argument that, significant accomplishments notwithstanding, the Obama presidency has been a big disappointment. Votes: 1

In my lifetime, Mitt Romney is the most qualified leader I've ever seen run for the presidency of the United States. Votes: 1

I acknowledged that I owed my presidency to People Power. I resolved during my presidency that I would in turn empower the people. Votes: 1

As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it. Votes: 1

Barack Obama's inspirational whoosh to the presidency in 2008 was unusual. Most campaigns are less exhilarating; indeed, they are downright disappointing - until someone wins. Votes: 1

I made a mistake by being ejected from the presidency. Next time, I will choose a Cabinet which will allow me to be life President. Votes: 1

The party of swindlers and thieves is putting forward its chief swindler and its chief thief for the presidency. We must vote against him, struggle against him. Votes: 1

The presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than he was; and no matter how big, not big enough for its demands. Votes: 1

I will begin my presidency with a jobs tour. President Obama began with an apology tour. America, he said, had dictated to other nations. No Mr. President, America has freed other nations from dictators. Votes: 1

We have a president who stole the presidency through family ties, arrogance and intimidation, employing Republican operatives to exercise the tactics of voter fraud by disenfranchising thousands of blacks, elderly Jews and other minorities. Votes: 1

All respect for the office of the presidency aside, I assumed that the obvious and unadulterated decline of freedom and constitutional sovereignty, not to mention the efforts to curb the power of judicial review, spoke for itself. Votes: 1

When I joined the ANC, I never thought I would be anything. In no way, did I say, 'One day I could be the president. I think I am good material for the presidency.' Not at all. Votes: 1

The presidency is the most visible thread that runs through the tapestry of the American government. More often than not, for good or for ill, it sets the tone for the other branches and spurs the expectations of the people. Votes: 1

The senior thesis of Hillary D. Rodham, Wellesley College class of 1969, has been speculated about, spun, analyzed, debated, criticized and defended. But rarely has it been read, because for the eight years of Bill Clinton's presidency it was locked away. Votes: 1

It has been my honor to support and work with President Barack Obama, a man who has brought courage and character to the presidency. President Obama's strength of character leads him to do the right thing, even when it isn't the easy thing. Votes: 1

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as president I must put the interests of America first Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. Votes: 1

Obama is a tyrant the same way FDR was a tyrant. He has a view of presidential power that states: the government is in control of the country, and the president is in charge of the government. He's taken an imperial view of the presidency. Votes: 1

We all obviously need others to look up to, and be inspirational to us. Ford did a great job as far as putting the presidency back where it belonged, getting the trust back after Nixon. And President Reagan has been one of the most influential presidents. Votes: 1

I did though at least expect him to correct the false statements he made when he was trying to protect the Presidency. Instead, he talked about it as though I had laid it all out there for the taking. I was the buffet and he just couldn't resist the dessert. Votes: 1

I think history is continuous. It doesn't begin or end on Pearl Harbor Day or the day Lyndon Johnson withdraws from the presidency or on 9/11. You have to learn from the past but not be imprisoned by it. You need to take counsel of history but never be imprisoned by it. Votes: 1

My post-presidency is evolving. Votes: 0

There's a cancer on the presidency. Votes: 0

I made friends during my presidency. Votes: 0

The presidency is not an office job. Votes: 0

Running for the presidency's not an IQ test, Votes: 0

The presidency is more than a popularity contest. Votes: 0

The presidency is not an entry-level electoral job. Votes: 0

You don't run for the presidency out of nostalgia. Votes: 0

Clearly, the Obama presidency hasn't wiped out racial prejudices. Votes: 0

I don't want to interfere with my successor's presidency. Votes: 0

Race has been a big issue in this [presidency] campaign [2016]. Votes: 0

This act will leave a moral blot on his presidency Votes: 0

The presidency is temporary - but the family is permanent. Votes: 0

Seriously, I do not think I fit for the presidency. Votes: 0

I reached a situation in which I cannot conduct the presidency. Votes: 0

A Rick Santorum presidency would be very, very dangerous for America. Votes: 0

Another Clinton presidency would be a death blow to the American Dream. Votes: 0

I'm running [ for presidency] because we need to take our country back. Votes: 0

The power of the presidency is important, but it is not determinative. Votes: 0

PRESIDENCY, n. The greased pig in the field game of American politics. Votes: 0

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them Votes: 0

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them. Votes: 0

There is no office now closed to a Jew, including the presidency. Votes: 0

George H. W. Bush. He's been a classy guy in his post-presidency. Votes: 0

My presidency is not over. I've got another five years coming up. Votes: 0

The presidency of Barack Obama is a case study in stupid does, Votes: 0

Those few days after Kent State were among the darkest of my presidency. Votes: 0

I think the presidency is an institution over which you have temporary custody. Votes: 0

Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency. Votes: 0

Anything may be possible in America, but a Palin presidency is virtually implausible. Votes: 0

You have an imperial presidency that makes Richard Nixon look like a boy scout. Votes: 0

Certainly there are worse sins than doing everything possible to make your presidency matter. Votes: 0

Trump's inability to control his own emotions is standing between himself and the presidency. Votes: 0

The problem is, there was plenty of trash talk during my presidency. A lot. Votes: 0

I am comfortable knowing that I put my heart and soul into the presidency. Votes: 0

Each day of the Obama presidency seems to bring a new, perversely delicious irony. Votes: 0

George W. Bush did an incredible job in the presidency, defending us from freedom. Votes: 0

In the scheme of our national government, the presidency is preeminently the people's office. Votes: 0

Four times Hillary Clinton has lost the presidency in eight years, a modern American record. Votes: 0

What this [presidency] campaign is about this bringing millions of people jobs in this country. Votes: 0

Having purpose. I had purpose during my presidency, and I've got purpose after my presidency. Votes: 0

For Democrats, anything less than 15 net pickups will be a disappointing outcome [in presidency race]. Votes: 0

Four times Hillary Clinton has lost the presidency in eight years, a modern American record. Votes: 0

I think the presidency is much too serious a thing to just play politics with. Votes: 0

If I were president of the United States, I would include Moslems in my presidency. Votes: 0

The presidency has a funny way of making a person feel the need to pray. Votes: 0

I don't think someone should try to bully and insult their way to the presidency. Votes: 0

[George W.] Bush's presidency was one of the great nightmares of my life to date. Votes: 0

The four most miserable years of my life were my four years in the presidency. Votes: 0

I think that the presidency really brings out the best in a lot of people. Votes: 0

This is the man (Ronald Reagan) who proved that ignorance is no handicap to the presidency Votes: 0

A Romney presidency will be awesome unless you're poor, sick, gay, female, Mexican or a dog. Votes: 0

The presidency is not merely an administrative office...It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership. Votes: 0

The presidency has become a series of visuals I don't know how a woman fits into. Votes: 0

Of course, no religious test for the presidency - every faith adds to our national character. Votes: 0

The Sudan bombing is a blot on the Clinton presidency, and a blot it ought to remain. Votes: 0

Angela Merkel has been an extraordinary partner for me and for the United States throughout my presidency. Votes: 0

Trump says that if he's elected, he won't let the presidency interfere with the Miss Universe pageant. Votes: 0

Technology has had more of an impact on the presidency and how the presidency communicates than anything. Votes: 0

The last few months of George Bush's presidency brought Obama and nobody can be happy about that. Votes: 0

Bush's presidency is revisionism-proof. We're going to be recovering from it for the rest of our lives. Votes: 0

Obama's presidency hasn't been dedicated to achieving economic growth in the short term, or about creating jobs. Votes: 0

Hillary Clinton may be the most corrupt person ever to seek the presidency of the United States. Votes: 0

The Obama presidency has two great missions: fixing the economy, and preventing Iran from gaining nuclear weapons. Votes: 0

Concealing one's true medical condition from the voting public is a time-honored tradition of the American presidency. Votes: 0

I can't think of a man more worthy of the presidency then my good friend Sam Nunn. Votes: 0

I have as much experience in the Congress as Jack Kennedy did when he sought the presidency. Votes: 0

Well, Warren Harding, I have got you the presidency. What are you going to do with it? Votes: 0

The presidency does not yield to definition. Like the glory of a morning sunrise, it can be experienced. Votes: 0

I plan to work my utmost for Singaporeans, whatever be their political affiliation. The presidency is above politics. Votes: 0

I think I'm the only president other than John Kennedy who had both parents alive during the presidency. Votes: 0

The great contest for the presidency is about the future, who can lead, who can get things done. Votes: 0

In 2004, I joined my father, John Kerry, on the trail in his bid for the United States presidency. Votes: 0

Trying to make the presidency work these days is like trying to sew buttons on a custard pie. Votes: 0

You can disagree, but it`s a personal belittling attack which is beneath the dignity of the presidency. Votes: 0

Donald Trump's big goal is to become the richest man in the world, abusing the powers of the presidency. Votes: 0

A Clinton presidency is an Obama third term. And it's very difficult for them to get away from it. Votes: 0

This is a core principle of my presidency - if you threaten America, you will find no safe haven. Votes: 0

During the [Barack] Obama presidency, the Dow doubled in real terms. What's more, its growth has been remarkably steady. Votes: 0

Donald Trump you're never going to be president of the United States by insulting your way to the presidency. Votes: 0

You win the presidency by connecting with the American people's gut insecurities and aspirations. You win with a concept. Votes: 0

If the Soviet empire still existed, I'd be terrified. The fact is, we can afford a fairly ignorant presidency now. Votes: 0

I never wanted to get out of a place as much as I did to get out of the presidency. Votes: 0

If any of you are secret poets, the best way to break into print is to run for the presidency, Votes: 0

Donald [Trump], you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. That's not going to happen. Votes: 0

If the Soviet empire still existed, I'd be terrified. The fact is, we can afford a fairly ignorant presidency now Votes: 0

As with almost every significant aspect of the Bush presidency, its handling of 9/11 was a catastrophe from start to finish. Votes: 0

My hope is that that person will come forward that can win the presidency that we can all get behind. Votes: 0

The two pillars of winning the presidency are being a strong leader and being someone who understands us and our problems. Votes: 0

My husband is not running for the presidency, neither are my children, neither is our business, neither are our foster children... Votes: 0

Barack Obama is a street corner community organizer who is using the office of the presidency here to virtually undermine it. Votes: 0

No real-world human being brings to the U.S. presidency the range of attributes necessary for full success in the job." Votes: 0

In the course of his presidency, Obama has gone from an almost magical charismatic figure to an ordinary politician. Ordinary. Average. Votes: 0

No real-world human being brings to the U.S. presidency the range of attributes necessary for full success in the job. Votes: 0

[A]n Obama presidency would be an amusing approximation of the Carter administration, complete with vaporous moralizing and foreign policy bungling. Votes: 0

If the American people really come to a settled belief that Bush lied us into war, his presidency will be over. Votes: 0

One of the things I think I can bring to the presidency is to make government and public service cool again. Votes: 0

No man could be equipped for the presidency if he has never been tempted by one of the seven cardinal sins. Votes: 0

Imagine Texas as a blue state: how hard it would be to carry the presidency or gain control of the Senate. Votes: 0

Barack Obama is a street corner community organizer who is using the office of the presidency here to virtually undermine it. Votes: 0

One undeniable accomplishment of Bill Clinton's presidency was that it kept Jimmy Carter from being the worst U.S. president in history. Votes: 0

Extremism is the pursuit of the presidency is an unpardonable vice. Moderation in the affairs of the nation is the highest virtue. Votes: 0

Obama's pop-cultural focus may seem demeaning to the office of the presidency. It may be mockable. But it is also tremendously effective. Votes: 0

What actually happened during the Clinton presidency? No one can remember anything about it except the bimbos, the lies, and the felonies Votes: 0

When the burdens of the presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself it could be worse. I could be a mayor. Votes: 0

I seek the presidency because I believe deeply in the American promise and can no longer accept the diminishing of that promise. Votes: 0

I think George W. Bush has a warm, engaging personality. But, you know, the presidency is more than just a popularity contest. Votes: 0

I think people are exaggerating the fears of a Donald Trump presidency because they're coming off a campaign where they're very disappointed. Votes: 0

Hillary Clinton has secured her place in history. She is the first woman to lead a major party's quest for the presidency. Votes: 0

The people of the Sudan expect a lot from the institution of the presidency, and we should live up to their expectations. Votes: 0

The GOP cannot expect to win the presidency in the future by simply relying on running up big numbers with white voters. Votes: 0

As you approach the presidency, no one seems worthy of it, since it wasn't designed for a human in the first place. Votes: 0

What people have got to remember is that Sept. 11 happened in 2001 and not in 2003. It was planned under the presidency of Bill Clinton. Votes: 0

Ever since I was a young man, I wanted to run for the presidency in the worst possible way - and I did. Votes: 0

I was incredulous as the bias of the media in terms of the candidates [for presidency]. I was incredulous at the fake news. Votes: 0

I think the global markets will probably be selling off with a [Donald] Trump presidency because he has promised to re-do trade deals. Votes: 0

My conscience does not permit me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a democratic framework. Votes: 0

The nature of the presidency is that sometimes you don't choose which challenges come to your desk. You do decide how to respond. Votes: 0

Hillary Clinton should never have been allowed to run for the presidency based on what she did with e-mails and so many other things. Votes: 0

People will be talking about the [Barack] Obama legacy for decades, and I wanted to include my voice in the analysis of this presidency. Votes: 0

Maybe the Clinton chapter is over now. They've brought enough disgrace to America, the presidency, and the state department. They corrupted the Justice Department. Votes: 0

I'm forever a former president and I understand that, but at this point in my post-presidency, I don't want to be involved with politics. Votes: 0

Reagan is the only man to take the presidency as a part-time job, a means of filling up the otherwise empty hours of retirement. Votes: 0

I'm confident that America's foreign policy rebalance to the region will endure beyond my presidency because it's in the national interest of the United States. Votes: 0

When you have 4,000 people killed in Chicago by guns, from the beginning of the presidency of Barack Obama, his hometown, you have to have stop-and-frisk. Votes: 0

There's a whole generation coming up behind us that was engaged, inspired, worked for change during the course of my presidency, saw what was possible. Votes: 0

Not only can [business conflicts] not be ignored, it needs to be dealt with really front and center before he can conduct [Donald's Trump] presidency. Votes: 0

No feature of the Obama presidency has been sadder than its constant efforts to divide us, to curry favor with some Americans by castigating others. Votes: 0

The Obama presidency, and liberalism in general, are based on not trusting the American people - a belief that big government is better for people. Votes: 0

One thing you had to learn [after the presidency] was that you no longer had the sense of responsibility that became ingrained in your system. Votes: 0

[Voters] are trying to make up their mind on who has a better plan for the economy, whose presidency would more positively impact my life? Votes: 0

When you are running for the presidency of the United States, you have to expect that you are going to have attacks by all sides. Votes: 0

Removing Saddam Hussein was the right decision early in my presidency, it is the right decision now, and it will be the right decision ever. Votes: 0

Anyone that wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office. Votes: 0

Anybody who wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office. Votes: 0

Many of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy. Votes: 0

When it comes to crime, the violent crime rate in America has been lowered during my presidency than anytime in the last three, four decades. Votes: 0

I think it would be a threat [Donald's Trump presidency] to the conduct of our foreign policy and our position in the world at large. Votes: 0

I teach at USC, and it's obvious to anyone who teaches college students that they don't cover much modern history and certainly not the modern presidency. Votes: 0

Throughout his presidency, Clinton made a point of getting close - physically and emotionally - to the people whose problems his administration was working to solve. Votes: 0

Contrary to what people say, my wife never turned me away from the presidency. She told me to reflect on it and do what I wanted. Votes: 0

Republican politics have been off-kilter for several years now because a large segment of the conservative base does not look back fondly on the Bush presidency. Votes: 0

In golf, you keep your head down and follow through. In the vice presidency, you keep your head up and follow through. It's a big difference. Votes: 0

I think a Donald Trump presidency sets up an Elizabeth Warren ascendancy. And it not Elizabeth Warren, someone of her ilk. And I think that's dreadful. Votes: 0

I don't think that the United States are ready for a presidency as the one of Obama, at least because he would be the first black president. Votes: 0

This is how the great post-partisan, post-racial, New Politics presidency ends-not with a bang, not with a whimper, but with a desperate election-eve plea for ethnic retribution. Votes: 0

The final greatness of the presidency lies in the truth that it is not just an office of incredible power but a breeding ground of indestructible myth. Votes: 0

George W. Bush has much to evaluate: he has presided over the most sweeping redesign of U.S. grand strategy since the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Votes: 0

Every president has to live with the result of what Lyndon Johnson did with Vietnam, when he lost the trust of the American people in the presidency. Votes: 0

I think it [presidency of Dwight Eisenhower] came too late and I think that he is not on the wavelength of this dreadful time through which we're living. Votes: 0

I believe only foreigners should run for president...Face it, the presidency is a lousy job. And who does lousy jobs we don't want anymore better than foreigners? Votes: 0

The Supreme Court must serve as an independent check on abuses by the executive branch and the protector of our liberties, not a cheerleader for an imperial presidency. Votes: 0

Let's be honest, if the Democrats didn't support ignoring our nation's immigration laws, there is no way they could win the presidency or a local dog catcher election. Votes: 0

Watergate had become the center of the media's universe, and during the remaining year of my presidency the media tried to force everything else to revolve around it. Votes: 0

By disgracing and degrading the presidency of the United States, by fleeing the White House like a diseased cur, Richard Nixon broke the heart of the American Dream. Votes: 0

It is not patriotic to decide to destroy a new president who was duly elected by an overwhelming margin. It is un-patriotic to resolve to destroy that presidency. Votes: 0

We have entered the era of the 'imperial' former presidency with lavish libraries, special staffs and benefits, around-the-clock Secret Service protection for life and other badges of privilege. Votes: 0

After 9/11, I told the American people I would do everything in my power to protect the country, within the law, and that's exactly how I conduct my presidency. Votes: 0

The earlier practice of the Church had been more or less to employ in worship under the presidency of the pastor or pastors, the gifts of the congregation. Votes: 0

The US presidency will continue to represent the major power groups of the United States - big business and the military - regardless of who the talking head is. Votes: 0

An engaging, blow-by-blow account of the infancy of the Obama presidency. . . . Manna for political junkies. . . . Thoroughly researched . . . humanizes a figure considered periodically out-of-touch even by some of his admirers. Votes: 0

I think the presidency is a bad way to measure the effective campaign finance, because in the presidency, there is so much publicity, there's so much money floating around. Votes: 0

So much of the presidency is a matter of standing in the path of a Newsham Engine for Quenching Fires, opening one's mouth, and attempting to get a drink. Votes: 0

President Bush bet his presidency-and America's world leadership-on the war in Iraq. Tragically, it looks as though he bit off more than the American people were willing to chew. Votes: 0

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is the most influential woman in Washington - for what she has accomplished and for what she may yet do: win the presidency. Votes: 0

I think you need clarity with financing [for presidency campaign]. I do think this. I think that you need clarity, you have to be able to see who's giving. Votes: 0

Again, President Reagan was sort of an amiable presence out at the ranch by the last 6 months of his presidency. He had no effect on national policy at all. Votes: 0

I really do put it on Bill Clinton's presidency as the time when the Democrats became the party of the college degree as the key to success in life. Votes: 0

People should make distinctions between the office of the presidency and the person who occupies it. You can respect the office even as you lose respect for the individual. Votes: 0

The presidency is probably the loneliest office in America. Regardless of your friends, regardless of how good your marriage is, regardless of anything, you are alone there at the top. Votes: 0

The consequences of President Johnsons campaign of deliberate deception regarding Vietnam could hardly have been more catastrophic for the nation, the military, the president, his party, and the presidency itself. Votes: 0

Stepping back from running [Donald Trump] positions is meaningless from a conflict of interests perspective. The presidency is a full-time job and he would have had to step back anyway. Votes: 0

The consequences of President Johnson's campaign of deliberate deception regarding Vietnam could hardly have been more catastrophic for the nation, the military, the president, his party, and the presidency itself. Votes: 0

Postman is a media analyst and his theory is that television doesn't influence our culture, but that it is our culture and the presidency and anything that relies on television. Votes: 0

The argument about zoning and the presidency of Nigeria is like the philosophical argument of the egg or the hen. Who is older through the evolutionary process, who came first? Votes: 0

I believe in a free and open press; people have to cover the presidency, respect the office and its current occupant. And we need it to be a two-way street. Votes: 0

I think it has sullied his presidency. As brilliant a politician as Bill Clinton is, as magnetic a personality as he can be, there is one little screw loose somewhere. Votes: 0

Lyndon B. Johnson thought he'd have the boys home from Vietnam by Christmas - for four Christmases in a row (he never shifted course, and lost his presidency for it). Votes: 0

Unless and until Barack Obama addresses the full depth of Americans' anger with his full arsenal of policy smarts and political gifts, his presidency and, worse, our economy will be paralyzed. Votes: 0

As a president I will be like the candidate that I am, a respectful candidate, a rallying candidate, a normal candidate for a normal presidency, at the service of the Republic. Votes: 0

I will seek the presidency with nothing to fall back on but the judgment of the people of the United States, and nowhere to go but the White House or home. Votes: 0

I began by telling the president that there was a cancer growing on the presidency and that if the cancer was not removed the president himself would be killed by it. Votes: 0

I created my own party. It's called the Sloth and Indolence Party, and I'm running as an anarchist candidate in the best sense of that word. I've studied the presidency carefully. Votes: 0

The media theme was, "June is when you win the presidency," because that's what they thought Hillary [Clinton] was doing. Hillary was running ads condemning [Donald] Trump, characterizing Trump, marginalizing Trump. Votes: 0

The media theme was, "June is when you win the presidency," because that's what they thought Hillary [Clinton] was doing. Hillary was running ads condemning [Donald] Trump, characterizing Trump, marginalizing Trump. Votes: 0

I think that most of the candidates [for presidency] can't run the railroad, and I still worry that whoever gets elected will have policies designed for political rather than practical reasons. Votes: 0

NATO was a wonderful idea. It was formed in 1949. We are as far away from NATO as NATO was when it was done in time from the presidency of Grover Cleveland. Votes: 0

I think my dad's post-presidency, he didn't miss a beat. He didn't get into any kind of 'Woe is me.' He dusted himself off and led an incredible life since 1993. Votes: 0

Forty years after the greatest scandal of the American presidency, Elizabeth Drew's account in Washington Journal remains fresh and riveting, instructive and evocative. Her afterword on Nixon's post-Watergate life is equally compelling. Votes: 0

Zeroes are important. A million seconds ago was last week. A billion seconds ago, Richard Nixon resigned the presidency. A trillion seconds ago was 30,000 BC, and early humans were using stone tools. Votes: 0

Mitt Romney is predicting that as president, he will create 12 million jobs in his first term. Well, President Obama says a Romney presidency would result in lost jobs. Yeah, his and Biden's. Votes: 0

As soon as I moved to Princeton in 1978, I became fascinated by local history, much of it Revolutionary War-era; and I became fascinated by the presidency of Woodrow Wilson at Princeton University. Votes: 0

We need to do more than win an election or win the House or win the presidency, my friends: we need to make this beloved country of ours God's country once again. Votes: 0

We all remember that [Donald] Trump was one of the leaders of the so-called birther movement trying to delegitimize the presidency of our first African-American president Barack Obama, which is an outrage. Votes: 0

There are reports that if Joe Biden runs for president, he would promise to serve for only one term - because nothing says confidence like promising your presidency would be over quickly. Votes: 0

In what might be a motto of those who sought the presidency and lost, Ted Kennedy once said, "Frankly, I don't mind not being President. I just mind that someone else is." Votes: 0

If someone came to me and said, "Your strategy in your post-presidency is brilliant," as if I had figured out a way to make me look better, to me, that analysis is amusing. Votes: 0

I am happy and proud that during one year of presidency, my initiatives have been strongly supported by the people and society and we have launched the process of vitally important state reforms. Votes: 0

It's an appeal as old as America and its presidency: This is an extraordinary country populated by hard-working, big-dreaming, freedom-loving people graced by God when they're not pulling themselves up by the bootstraps. Votes: 0

The Republicans' response to Obama confused a lot of people. I really think there's been a measure of clarity at the end, with Trump's election, that was not present during the Obama presidency. Votes: 0

Sixty-five months into Bush's presidency, conservatives feel betrayed The main cause of conservatives' anger with Bush is this: He talked like a conservative to win our votes but never governed like a conservative. Votes: 0

It is my fondest wish that in the fullness of time, the American people will look back on the Franken presidency as something of a mixed bag and not as a complete disaster. Votes: 0

There has been so much power concentrated. There is no leash on that power anymore and Americans face the situation that this power is getting momentum with each passing year with each presidency. Votes: 0

With our financial house on fire, Obama makes clear both in in his speech and his budget that the essence of his presidency will be the transformation of health care, education and energy. Votes: 0

I would rather starve and rot and keep the privilege of speaking the truth as I see it, than of holding all the offices that capital has to give from the presidency down. Votes: 0

I really thought, with my background growing up, and my service, and all that, I thought it would be enough for the presidency. But... It sure was enough when I ran for Congress. Votes: 0

What I'm interested in doing after I get out of the presidency is to make sure that I'm working with that next generation so that they understand you can't just rely on inspiration. Votes: 0

Well, it seems to me Lincoln, I suppose, is kind of a model of a particular sort of presidency, a presidency that first of all is elected by a minority of the votes. Votes: 0

The U.S. came to understand that Bhutto was not a threat to stability but was instead the only possible way that we could guarantee stability and keep the presidency of Musharraf intact. Votes: 0

Watergate was unique because it allowed the public to play its democratic role in expressing its outrage at the presidency. And as a result, for the first time in history a president resigned. Votes: 0

There is no inherent power in the office of the vice presidency. Zero. None. It's all a reflection of your relationship with the president. I mean, Kennedy never let Johnson in the office. Votes: 0

Any candidate who'd offered a real possibility of an alternative to Nixon - someone with a different concept of the presidency - could have challenged him and come very close to beating him. Votes: 0

Take our politicians: they're a bunch of yo-yos. The presidency is now a cross between a popularity contest and a high school debate, with an encyclopedia of clichés the first prize. Votes: 0

To reporters the day after his accession to the presidency, April 13, 1945: When they told me yesterday what had happened, I felt like the moon, the stars and all the planets had fallen on me. Votes: 0

The single most remarkable (and revealing) fact of the Obama presidency may very well be the lack of a single prosecution of Wall Street executives for the massive fraud that precipitated the 2008 financial crisis. Votes: 0

I've been privileged to see the presidency up close. And I know the awesome responsibility of protecting America and the incredible opportunity of working to try to make life better for all of you. Votes: 0

The selection of a Republican candidate for the presidency of this globalized and expansive empire is - and I mean this seriously - the greatest competition of idiocy and ignorance that has ever been, Votes: 0

Should Hillary Clinton run for president, voters who ignore the difference between the image she seeks to project and the reality will have only themselves to blame if her presidency turns into a disaster. Votes: 0

A healthy environment, a strong economy and energy independent America - that would be the purpose of my presidency, is break the strangle hold that people enjoy on fossil fuels who hate our guts. Votes: 0

The presidency is a serious job that requires sound judgment and good ideas, and there's no doubt in my mind that Jeb Bush has the experience and the character to be a great president. Votes: 0

The Internet is changing the way we think of our relationship with government; it has the potential to bring to life what Abraham Lincoln said about the presidency being an instrument of the people. Votes: 0

Election victories increasingly depend on factors other than who votes, or tries to vote, and for whom. In 2000, the presidency was awarded by the Supreme Court, pre-empting the count of thousands of Florida votes. Votes: 0

In his first 100 days, Mr. Obama has put the fate of his presidency in the hands of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He may come to regret that decision. Votes: 0

The modern presidency, as expressed in the policies of the administration of George W. Bush, provides the strongest piece of evidence that we are governed by a fundamentally different Constitution from that of the framers. Votes: 0

Forty four percent of Republican voters believe President [Barack] Obama was not born in the United States. They believe he is not a legal citizen of the United States.They believe his presidency is unconstitutional. Votes: 0

It was my intent all along to write a nonjudgmental narrative of Bush's presidency. Along the way, a number of liberal friends of mine expressed disgust that I would spend time on such an endeavor. Votes: 0

Our presidency is a cut above, we all want the president to be the absolutely finest person and best person that we could elect, but even at that, presidents are not supposed to be unapproachable. Votes: 0

I think that is also something he [Barack Obama], in the beginning of his presidency, he couldn't really explore and couldn't show. He had to be almost a one-dimensional, stoic leader during that first election. Votes: 0

Washington's birthday is worthy of celebration - he is one of the greatest men in history. But Washington himself would likely have seen celebration of the office of the presidency itself as monarchic in nature. Votes: 0

What he's saying is that a Trump presidency will address those kind of things head on without caving into the special interests like the teachers union, which Mrs. [Hillary] Clinton has completely sold out to. Votes: 0

I believe that freedom is a gift from an Almighty to every man, woman, and child; that is a principle that was important to me during my presidency and I think it's an important principle. Votes: 0

The interesting thing about golf is that the presidency requires focus and discipline, and golf requires focus and discipline. It was a way to make sure that parts of my life were focused and disciplined. Votes: 0

Kennedy did not have to run the risk of having his ideas and his words shortened and adulterated by a correspondent. This was the television era, not only in campaigning, but in holding the presidency. Votes: 0

Our presidency is a cut above, we all want the president to be the absolutely finest person and best person that we could elect, but even at that, presidents are not supposed to be unapproachable. Votes: 0