--- title: "10 Trump Quotes By George Friedman" description: "10 Trump quotes by George Friedman. Plus more from George Friedman and more Trump sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e1/george-friedman-7436_ads_recent-presidents-have-gone-off-on-ad-ho_784058.png" --- > [Recent presidents have gone off on ad hoc adventures. They have set unattainable goal because they have framed the issue incorrectly, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/recent-presidents-have-gone-off-on-ad-hoc-adventures-they-have-set/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e1/george-friedman-7436_ads_recent-presidents-have-gone-off-on-ad-ho_784058.png) > [“A president must know what it is he does not know, and he should remain calm in pursuit of it, but there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/a-president-must-know-what-it-is-he-does-not-know-and-he-should/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fab/george-friedman-7436_leadership_a-president-must-know-what-it-is-he-does_1807648.png) > [“Presidents and other politicians manage the appearance of things, largely by manipulating the air and hope.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/presidents-and-other-politicians-manage-the-appearance-of-things/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a5/george-friedman-7436_emotion_presidents-and-other-politicians-manage_559012.png) > [“Long-term solutions are more attractive and cause much less controversy than short-term solutions, which will affect people who are still alive and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/long-term-solutions-are-more-attractive-and-cause-much-less/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0c/george-friedman-7436_leadership_long-term-solutions-are-more-attractive_2445218.png) > [The kind of president we need has little to do with ideology and more to do with a willingness to wield power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/the-kind-of-president-we-need-has-little-to-do-with-ideology-and-more/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f32/george-friedman-7436_ends_the-kind-of-president-we-need-has-little_1336669.png) > [“The worst president is closer by nature to the best then either is to anyone who has not gone through what it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/the-worst-president-is-closer-by-nature-to-the-best-then-either-is-to/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdd/george-friedman-7436_ambition_the-worst-president-is-closer-by-nature_762944.png) > [“While you and I are allowed the luxury of our pain, president isn't. A president must take into account how his citizens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/while-you-and-i-are-allowed-the-luxury-of-our-pain-president-isn-t-a/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25e/george-friedman-7436_emotion_while-you-and-i-are-allowed-the-luxury-o_296753.png) > [“The idea that the president has the power to craft a new strategy both overstates his power and understates the power of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/the-idea-that-the-president-has-the-power-to-craft-a-new-strategy/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a4/george-friedman-7436_choices_the-idea-that-the-president-has-the-powe_1287544.png) > [Politicians are enormously smart and rational. They don't have the same interests as businessmen ... But a man rises to the top…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/politicians-are-enormously-smart-and-rational-they-don-t-have-the/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/george-friedman-7436_businessman_politicians-are-enormously-smart-and-rat_825384.jpg) > [The great presidents never forget the principle of the republic and seek to preserve and enhance them – in the long run–…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/the-great-presidents-never-forget-the-principle-of-the-republic-and/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/977/george-friedman-7436_demand_the-great-presidents-never-forget-the-pr_2293520.png) ## Other authors on Trump ## More by George Friedman > [“The threats that resurfaced in the past 10 years were not an aberration. Al Qaeda and terrorism or one such threat, but it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/the-threats-that-resurfaced-in-the-past-10-years-were-not-an/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) > [“In Geo-Politics, a nation has no permanent allies or permanent enemies, only permanent interests.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/in-geo-politics-a-nation-has-no-permanent-allies-or-permanent-enemies/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) > [Galvanized people can do careless things. It is in the extreme and emotion-laden moments that distance and coolness are most required. I am tempted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/galvanized-people-can-do-careless-things-it-is-in-the-extreme-and/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) > [Assad's mother was a terror. He was terrified of her and she kept saying to him, you're not like your father. That's interesting, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/assad-s-mother-was-a-terror-he-was-terrified-of-her-and-she-kept/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) > [The Chinese have a long history of slaughtering each other without bothering their neighbors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/the-chinese-have-a-long-history-of-slaughtering-each-other-without/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) > [Italy spills over to everything. Italy is a huge banking system. It has been the major banking system in Eastern Europe. It's worked with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/italy-spills-over-to-everything-italy-is-a-huge-banking-system-it-has/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) > [If you go through the list of things that are not possible you're left with a very finite amount of possibilities. The fancy name…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/if-you-go-through-the-list-of-things-that-are-not-possible-you-re/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) > [But every time new powers emerge they have to find their balance. New powers are emerging, old powers are declining. It's not that process…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/but-every-time-new-powers-emerge-they-have-to-find-their-balance-new/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) > [ We cannot anticipate the moral circumstances under which we will live. And therefore \[I refuse\] to say that I will not live in a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/we-cannot-anticipate-the-moral-circumstances-under-which-we-will-live/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) > [“While you and I are allowed the luxury of our pain, president isn't. A president must take into account how his citizens feel and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/while-you-and-i-are-allowed-the-luxury-of-our-pain-president-isn-t-a/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) > [ War is an extraordinary condition to be in - to be, for example, in the combat information center of a warship \[and behaving\] as… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/war-is-an-extraordinary-condition-to-be-in-to-be-for-example-in-the/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) > [When you're young and going to war, it's a genuinely exciting moment. You are going to risk yourself. On the battlefield, you are suddenly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/when-you-re-young-and-going-to-war-it-s-a-genuinely-exciting-moment/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) > [“The Fifth Commandment of the Decalogue demands that one honor one's mother and father. That is not about calling home. It is about this:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/the-fifth-commandment-of-the-decalogue-demands-that-one-honor-one-s/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) > [If you lose yourself to rage in the complexity of battle, you are going to be lost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/if-you-lose-yourself-to-rage-in-the-complexity-of-battle-you-are/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) > [Constraint theory asks: What is the price for doing this? Now one way around constraint theory is declaring your enemy crazy. Crazy and stupid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/constraint-theory-asks-what-is-the-price-for-doing-this-now-one-way/) [George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trump/george-friedman/#itemlist", "name": "10 Trump Quotes By George Friedman", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Recent presidents have gone off on ad hoc adventures. 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