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President Quotes by Ron Fournier
- Shock, confusion, fear, anger, grief, and defiance. On Sept. 11, 2001, and for the three days following the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, President…
- In times of tumult, voters are likely to forgive a president, if not reward him, for compromises made in service of solutions.
- Got good news and bad news for you, Mr. President. The good news is that Chief Justice John Roberts just saved your legacy and, perhaps,…
- A concrete agenda and landslide victory might not even guarantee a president his mandate in a capital as polarized as Washington.
- A presidential debate is a job interview. And voters look for certain traits in people applying to be president.
- I'm hearing echoes of Bill Clinton, circa 1996, in President Obama's reelection rhetoric.
- Most Tea Party activists consider Obama a big-spending liberal. Some even question his eligibility to be president.
- Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt faced adversities that, in their times, seemed impregnable. Great presidents overcome great odds.
- Andrew Jackson was the first president to claim that the desires of the public overrode Congress's constitutional prerogatives. Virtually every president since Jackson has claimed…
- Barack Obama won a second term but no mandate. Thanks in part to his own small-bore and brutish campaign, victory guarantees the president nothing more…
- By nominating Chuck Hagel to be his Defense secretary, President Obama is putting forward an aloof contrarian who doesn't suffer fools - a striving politician…
- Climate change was a point of division between Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney. The president declared climate change a global threat, acknowledged that the…
- Don't kid yourself. President Obama's decision to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan before he stands for reelection is not driven by the United States' 'position…
- Obama considers himself above deal-making and back-slapping, political necessities he often delegates to Vice President Joe Biden and other lesser sorts.
- Obama does not need to worry as much as past Democratic presidents about being labeled soft on national security - not after giving the order…
- President George W. Bush won reelection in 2004 largely because he was seen as comfortable in his own skin, while rival John Kerry was viewed…
- President Obama is casting his lot in the middle of a debate as old as America itself: Are we rugged individualists pulling ourselves up by…
- Romney and Democratic rival President Obama have led their partisan backers down a trail of lies, negativity and vacuous policies that seem certain to guarantee…
- Barack Obama may have found the answer to his biggest rhetorical challenge: When millions of voters are unemployed or underemployed, how does a president simultaneously…
More President Quotes
- I may be president of the United States, but my private life is nobody's damned business. — Chester A. Arthur
- Presidents do not go off on leave without telling the country. — Chinua Achebe
- The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is… — Dean Acheson
- If you look at the themes that he struck from the minute he started running for president through today, there is a… — David Axelrod
- I made a decision when I ran for president that I wouldn't whine about my coverage in the media, and I never… — Michele Bachmann
- I was opposed to the U.S. involvement in Libya from the very start. President Obama has never made a compelling national security… — Michele Bachmann
- Well, what did we buy? Instead of a leaner, smarter government, we bought a bureaucracy that now tells us which light bulbs… — Michele Bachmann
- I think that it's important that the American people know that Barack Obama didn't have a mild association with Bill Ayers, he… — Michele Bachmann
- I would agree that President Carter didn't live up to the expectation we all had when he came in 1976. My husband… — Michele Bachmann
- If we look at American history, between 1942 and 1947, the data that was collected by the Census Bureau was handed over… — Michele Bachmann
- The law limits anyone from serving as president of the United States for more than eight years. And in my opinion -… — Michele Bachmann
- What I don't like is judges legislating from the bench. And as president of the United States, I will appoint justices who… — Michele Bachmann