President Quotes · Page 56

[Congress] can just make [Mitt] Romney president. And we'd be like, "All right, fine."

— Jen Kirkman

For me, I want a president who is more than a symbol, someone who has ideas that I align with.

— Emily Ratajkowski

Now the truth is, a president really can't control the economy, although his policies do have some effect on it.

— Paul Weyrich

In going too far, they [presidents] have taken away the individual rights of American citizens.

— Dick Durbin

If I look back to when I was 20 and somebody said you'd be president, I would have said no way.

— George W. Bush

The President would usually talk to me about matters relating to the immigration problem.

— Erich Leinsdorf

A black man will be elected President of the United States. I'm sorry, that's in the year 10,000.

— Chris Rock

You can't really feel the direct change from one president to another versus people closer to you in local elections.

— Eric Andre

Though President Grover Cleveland declared Labor Day a national holiday in 1894, the occasion was first observed on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City.

— Brendan I. Koerner

For a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. I'm proud to be a Christian, and as president, I will…

— Donald Trump

The great power the president has is that he is the most prominent person in the biggest media event on the planet.…

— David Frum

When they ask me who's the president of Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan I'm going to say, you know, I don't know. Do you know? And…

— Herman Cain

We need a return to transparency and a system of checks and balances, to a president who respects Congress' role of oversight…

— Hillary Clinton

The job of president is to motivate, to inspire, to be side by side with people making sure that they develop all…

— Vicente Fox

The standard rumor at the time was that Rumsfeld, as chief of staff, had persuaded President Ford to appoint George H.W. Bush…

— Anonymous

We acknowledge-now with President Obama-that we have made mistakes in the United States, and we along with other developed countries have contributed…

— Hillary Clinton

The president doesn't order the military to seize political opponents. He doesn't order his intelligence community to lie about national security for…

— Kathleen Troia McFarland

I do my job. I love my job. It's the best job I ever had. And it's probably the best job I…

— Preet Bharara

My father was a mailman. His father was a coal miner. My mother's mother could barely speak English. And their son today…

— John Kasich

The Lord has directed, Bring up your children in light and truth. To me, there is no more important human effort. Being…

— James E. Faust

Obviously, what's happening in China right now is crucial, in the party congress, which as someone said has anointed a new emperor…

— James R. Clapper

George W. Bush's approval ratings have plummeted as Americans realize that it's not gay marriage that's destroying the country, but rather the…

— Michelangelo Signorile

The Democrats co-opted the credit for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But if you go back and look at the history,…

— Herman Cain

I and others like me believe Timerman was chosen by President Kirshner, first as Argentina's U.N. ambassador and then as foreign minister,…

— Pepe Eliaschev

I thought maybe I would become a god, or a goddess, or a president or a Nobel Prize winner.

— Amelie Nothomb

“Shun darkness and evil vices for they that embrace them wear off with time!”

— Jaachynma N.E. Agu

Elect me as your congressman today, I promise you an Ilocano president in 20 years.

— Ferdinand Marcos

If image is everything, how can the Democratic presidential hopefuls compete with a President fresh from a war victory.

— Judy Woodruff

Not once since becoming president has Mr. Obama linked terror aimed at the United States with Islam.

— Monica Crowley

President Obama seems to understand the Constitution as a 'set of suggestions.'

— David Mamet

I really think it's important for presidents to exit the stage gracefully.

— George W. Bush

Loyalty to the President is great, but loyalty to truth, integrity, and country is even better.

— Charles Krauthammer

President Bush is manufacturing a crisis by suggesting that Social Security is in imminent danger. It is not.

— Richard Neal

Presidents have to be very organized to govern successfully, and solo artists rarely succeed.

— Douglas Holtz-Eakin

If the President asked you to help, I don't think anybody could refuse, unless one felt that one couldn't be effective.

— Joseph Stiglitz

I'm a little uncomfortable with the idea of judges overruling presidents on national security matters.

— David Brooks

The number one priority of President Trump is to rebuild our military, to restore the arsenal of democracy.

— Mike Pence

I didn't come here to run for President. I really just came here to play rock and roll.

— Katy Perry

President Obama understands women. He trusts women. And on every issue that matters to us, he stands with women.

— Cecile Richards

Look, the president can discharge all 93 U.S. attorneys for no reason at all, but not for a bad reason.

— Arlen Specter