Presidency Quotes
339 Presidency quotes by 216 unique authors
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The Vice-Presidency is sort of like the last cookie on the plate. Everybody insists he won't take it, but somebody always does.
— Bill Vaughan
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By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he's been bought ten times over.
— Gore Vidal
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In my lifetime, Mitt Romney is the most qualified leader I've ever seen run for the presidency of the United States.
— Jack Welch
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The 2012 presidential campaign's turn away from the classic, straight-up, American election - where the candidate who gets the most votes nationwide wins - is…
— Juan Williams
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When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.
— Bob Woodward
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The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during the election, something else when he takes office, something else…
— Deng Xiaoping
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When I joined the ANC, I never thought I would be anything. In no way, did I say, 'One day I could be the president.…
— Jacob Zuma
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The whole framework of the presidency is getting out of hand. It's come to the point where you almost can't run unless you can cause…
— Hunter S. Thompson
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Take our politicians: they're a bunch of yo-yos. The presidency is now a cross between a popularity contest and a high school debate, with an…
— Saul Bellow
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Ever since I was a young man, I wanted to run for the presidency in the worst possible way - and I did.
— George McGovern
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I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, as it is when the President takes…
— Carl Sagan
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Seriously, I do not think I fit for the presidency.
— Abraham Lincoln
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There is no office now closed to a Jew, including the presidency.
— Jacob K. Javits
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Technology has had more of an impact on the presidency and how the presidency communicates than anything.
— Mark McKinnon
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A Rick Santorum presidency would be very, very dangerous for America.
— Mark McKinnon
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The GOP cannot expect to win the presidency in the future by simply relying on running up big numbers with white voters.
— Mark McKinnon
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I respect the office of the presidency, but I never worship at the shrines of our public servants... The Washington press corps has the privilege…
— Helen Thomas
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The presidency awed me, but presidents do not. Perhaps I have always expected too much of them, but I believe that when they reach the…
— Helen Thomas
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The presidency is the most visible thread that runs through the tapestry of the American government. More often than not, for good or for ill,…
— Mike Pence
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I really thought, with my background growing up, and my service, and all that, I thought it would be enough for the presidency. But... It…
— Bob Dole
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One of the roles of the Presidency is to lead a political party. Having a President in office is usually a huge advantage to a…
— John C. Maxwell
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My conscience does not permit me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a democratic framework.
— Mohamed ElBaradei
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Each day of the Obama presidency seems to bring a new, perversely delicious irony.
— Monica Crowley
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The single most remarkable (and revealing) fact of the Obama presidency may very well be the lack of a single prosecution of Wall Street executives…
— Glenn Greenwald
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George W. Bush has much to evaluate: he has presided over the most sweeping redesign of U.S. grand strategy since the presidency of Franklin D.…
— John Lewis Gaddis
Who Wrote These Presidency Quotes
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