Administration Quote by Antony Blinken

When a president speaks that usually means a lot.

— David Brooks

Sometimes it's important to watch what the president does rather than what he says.

— John McCain

“The President was trapped – and with nearly every president, it had come about from his own words. Presidential promises and statements… The people…

— Tom Clancy

Most of the things that need to be said about the President are things he can't say himself.

— Robert Teeter

I think every administration has a settling-in process. And there's always an adjustment between what you can say during a campaign and what you…

— Lee Hsien Loong

In the course of a presidency, a U.S. president says millions of words in public. You never know which of them end up cementing…

— Ben Rhodes

In the modern presidency, the Chief Executive is expected to respond to anxious national moments with words that stabilize the country. President Trump chose…

— John Dickerson

Especially when it comes to national security, there is a premium on an administration speaking clearly, consistently and precisely, starting with the president.

— Antony Blinken

Look, when you're the president, there's all kinds of things said about us. I mean, it's just the nature of the job.

— George W. Bush

I think it's very important for the American president to mean what he says. That's why I understand that the enemy could misread what…

— George W. Bush

I always believed as a speechwriter that if you could persuade the president to commit himself to certain words, he would feel himself committed…

— David Frum

You know, when you get the White House operator and they say, 'Just a moment for the president of the United States,' that's a…

— Lori Lightfoot