President Quotes
When people think about leadership, the word ‘president’ conjures a spectrum of ambition, responsibility, and controversy. Here are 9,622 quotations drawn from 3,094 authors, ranging from historic speeches to contemporary commentary, offering a panoramic view of what it means to steer a nation.
![“I do have a concern that if we just say no Trans-Pacific Partnership, we're done, we're ignoring the region, and then, yes, I think we're creating a void for China, but that is not what the president [Donald Trump] is saying.” quote by Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5fc/paul-ryan-869_china_i-do-have-a-concern-that-if-we-just-say_390733.jpg)
![“In 2009, US President [Barack] Obama said that the missile defense only serves as protection from Iranian nuclear missiles. But now there is an international treaty with Iran that bans Tehran from developing a potential military nuclear project.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1cb/vladimir-putin-261_bans_in-2009-us-president-barack-obama-said-t_151927.jpg)
![“I've said this before and I'm very proud of it, that when it comes to judgment, having run a hard race against Senator [Barack] Obama at the time, he turned to me to be secretary of State. And when it comes to the biggest counterterrorism issues that we faced in this administration, namely whether…” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/92c/hillary-clinton-51_administration_i-ve-said-this-before-and-i-m-very-proud_493478.jpg)
