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333 Presidents quotes by 258 unique authors
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What a horrible feeling that is, to know that if the disease [AIDS] had primarily affected PTA presidents, or priests, or white teenage girls, the…
— David Levithan
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Well, I was always a bit of a political junkie. Even as a kid I would read biographies of presidents and of civil rights leaders…
— John Legend
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Securing freedom has been a singular commitment of American presidents and patriots in and out of government for generations. But its perpetual continuation is not…
— George Nethercutt
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Presidents aren`t supposed to spit, at least not obviously.
— Chris Matthews
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Business leaders, labor unions, governors, mayors, congressmen and presidents have all complained about a lack of funding for years, but aside from a one-time cash…
— Steve Kroft
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I voted for Justice Breyer and Justice Ginsburg. Not because I agreed with their ideology, but because I thought they were qualified and that elections…
— John McCain
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I've played three presidents, three saints and two geniuses - and that's probably enough for any man
— Charlton Heston
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Presidents by six years have been there long enough for the media and the country to see their flaws.
— Robert Dallek
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It's interesting what former presidents do when they leave office. Bush is now working as a motivational speaker. And if you want to be motivated,…
— David Letterman
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We elect our Presidents, be they Republican or Democrat, then start daring 'em to make good.
— Will Rogers
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Will somebody please tell me what they do with all the Vice-Presidents a bank has? Why the United States is the biggest business institution in…
— Will Rogers
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Our loyalty is due entirely to the United States. It is due to the President only and exactly to the degree in which he efficiently…
— Theodore Roosevelt
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The small town is passing. It was the incubator that hatched all our big men, and that's why we haven't got as many big men…
— Will Rogers
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When a party can't think of anything else they always fall back on Lower Taxes. It has a magic sound to a voter, just like…
— Will Rogers
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I once told you that I am not a saint, and I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a…
— Gerald R. Ford
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Europeans have always thought of U.S. presidents as either naive, as they did with Jimmy Carter, or as cowboys, as they did with Lyndon Johnson,…
— George Friedman
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The great presidents never forget the principle of the republic and seek to preserve and enhance them – in the long run– without undermining the…
— George Friedman
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American university presidents are a nervous breed; I have never thought well of them as a class.
— John Kenneth Galbraith
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Presidents who restrict civil liberties, even in wartime, are usually judged harshly for it.
— David Greenberg
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It's actually quite common for presidents to believe that future generations will render a verdict on their presidencies that is more lasting or definitive than…
— David Greenberg
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Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt faced adversities that, in their times, seemed impregnable. Great presidents overcome great odds.
— Ron Fournier
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Obama does not need to worry as much as past Democratic presidents about being labeled soft on national security - not after giving the order…
— Ron Fournier
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And what does reward virtue? You think the communist commissar rewards virtue? You think a Hitler rewards virtue? You think, excuse me, if you'll pardon…
— Milton Friedman
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We all obviously need others to look up to, and be inspirational to us. Ford did a great job as far as putting the presidency…
— Steve Garvey
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We draw our Presidents from the people. It is a wholesome thing for them to return to the people. I came from them. I wish…
— Calvin Coolidge
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