Presidential Quotes

865 quotes by 302 authors

The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was doing work on… — Michelle Bachelet
The early commentators who put down the pre-presidential Roosevelt as an empty-headed young lightweight, all ambition and no talent, now seem comically wrong to a… — Russell Baker
We have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation of relations of peace and… — Franklin P. Adams
I say I'm the only serious comedian in the presidential race. And I'd like to take this opportunity to ask both Romney and Obama to… — Roseanne Barr
The happiness of society is the end of government. — John Adams
A government of laws, and not of men. — John Adams
Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. — John Adams
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost. — John Quincy Adams
The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men. — James Buchanan
As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it. — Martin Van Buren
America is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle. We as a people have such a purpose today. It is to… — George H. W. Bush
I am suspending my presidential campaign, because of the continued distractions, the continued hurt caused on me and my family, not because we are not… — Herman Cain
What if Barack Obama established a Presidential Advisory Committee that would meet once every couple of months, bringing together the former presidents for a conference… — Tony Campolo
We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams. — Jimmy Carter
America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America. — Jimmy Carter
I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming. — Jimmy Carter
We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles. — Jimmy Carter
Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease. — Jimmy Carter
When you're the presidential nominee you get to pick whomever you choose to be on the ticket, and that person gets to say yes or… — Hillary Clinton
Communism is a hateful thing, and a menace to peace and organized government. — Grover Cleveland

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