Ambitious Quote by Bill Ayers

President Obama is perhaps the smartest person I've ever worked with.

— Susan Rice

Barack Obama is clearly a smart guy, talented.

— Stephen Baldwin

Barack Obama is extremely smart.

— Jonathan Chait

Barack Obama is probably one of the brightest in terms of sheer intelligence... also probably the best orator we've ever had as a president.

— Mario Cuomo

I would say that Barack Obama not only made me a better person but made me better at my job. He's one of the…

— Alyssa Mastromonaco

Barack is one of the smartest people you will ever encounter who will deign to enter this messy thing called politics.

— Michelle Obama

Barack himself is very much a regular guy, not a silver spoon, incredibly smart, but, you know, he's a scholarship kid, made good use…

— Maya Soetoro-Ng

Barack Obama is an incredibly intelligent, thoughtful, decisive person in pursuing the agenda he sets.

— Hillary Clinton

With Barack, there's an emotional need to succeed, to win, to obtain victory. He always believes that he's the smartest person in the room.

— David Garrow

I knew Barack Obama, absolutely. And I knew him probably as well as thousands of other Chicagoans.

— Bill Ayers

I thought Obama was brilliant. He's so informed. He's circumspect. He's articulate. He's thoughtful. Well, I think in my lifetime, there's never been anything…

— David Shuster

Everybody thought Barack Obama was going to [inspire people] when he came to Washington, but, you know, the Senate seems like the place where…

— Jon Stewart