Presidency Quotes
339 Presidency quotes by 216 unique authors
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As soon as I moved to Princeton in 1978, I became fascinated by local history, much of it Revolutionary War-era; and I became fascinated by…
— Joyce Carol Oates
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Let me even say before I even get inaugurated, during the transition we are going to be having meetings all across the country with community…
— Barack Obama
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Within the U.S., the Obama presidency will be mainly measured by the success or failure of his economic policies. And here, I fear, the monstrous…
— Camille Paglia
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My fellow citizens, the American Presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery.
— Sarah Palin
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My hope is that that person will come forward that can win the presidency that we can all get behind.
— Rick Perry
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Obama's presidency hasn't been dedicated to achieving economic growth in the short term, or about creating jobs.
— John Podhoretz
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The presidency is not an entry-level electoral job.
— John Podhoretz
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That distinctive presidential conduct is now gone forever, banished to the snows of yesteryear by Barack Obama. From the beginning of his presidency to the…
— John Podhoretz
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When I talked to him on the phone yesterday. I called him George rather than Mr. Vice President. But, in public, it's Mr. Vice President,…
— Dan Quayle
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I will begin my presidency with a jobs tour. President Obama began with an apology tour. America, he said, had dictated to other nations. No…
— Mitt Romney
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In his first 100 days, Mr. Obama has put the fate of his presidency in the hands of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority…
— Karl Rove
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Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn't considered key aspects of the issue.
— Donald Rumsfeld
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Preserve the President's options. He may need them.
— Donald Rumsfeld
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Leave the President's family business to him. You will have plenty to do without trying to manage the First Family. They are likely to do…
— Donald Rumsfeld
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Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos.
— Donald Rumsfeld
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See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the information flow, their decisions may be poor, not made, or…
— Donald Rumsfeld
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Millions of young Americans have graduated from college during the Obama presidency, ready to use their gifts and get moving in life. Half of them…
— Paul Ryan
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President Obama is the kind of politician who puts promises on the record, and then calls that the record. But we are four years into…
— Paul Ryan
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We have a president who stole the presidency through family ties, arrogance and intimidation, employing Republican operatives to exercise the tactics of voter fraud by…
— Barbra Streisand
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By disgracing and degrading the presidency of the United States, by fleeing the White House like a diseased cur, Richard Nixon broke the heart of…
— Hunter S. Thompson
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All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what…
— Harry S. Truman
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A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.
— Harry S. Truman
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My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States.
— Harry S. Truman
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When you get to be President, there are all those things, the honors, the twenty-one gun salutes, all those things. You have to remember it…
— Harry S. Truman
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You and I are stuck with the necessity of taking the worst of two evils or none at all. So-I'm taking the immature Democrat as…
— Harry S. Truman
Who Wrote These Presidency Quotes
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