Barack Quote by Evan Osnos

Once elected, the President 'forgets' all about his promises.

— Andre Vltchek

“The President was trapped – and with nearly every president, it had come about from his own words. Presidential promises and statements… The people…

— Tom Clancy

I prefer that people remember me as a president who made reforms rather than a president who did nothing.

— Francois Hollande

I remember the first few months of the [Ronald] Reagan administration when all sorts of things happened too fast. We cannot allow that to…

— Lawrence O'Donnell

The truth is that in my present life I don't remember that I ever was president

— William Howard Taft

I'm old enough to remember Richard Nixon. They called it the imperial presidency when he was refusing to spend money that Congress had appropriated.

— Angus King

“Voters tend to forget that presidents are, first and foremost, people. If they are unbalanced, nasty, and hypocritical, that will be reflected in their…

— Ronald Kessler

Presidents make their hard decisions and then abide forever with their mistakes and regrets.

— Nancy Gibbs

Every administration suffers its share of 'what the president meant to say' moments.

— Antony Blinken

Every President I think I've ever known, except Truman, has thought they didn't quite get done what they wanted done. And toward the end…

— Billy Graham

Presidents don't have the benefit of hindsight. You have to make difficult decisions based on the information that's before you at that moment.

— Marco Rubio

There are examples of ex-presidents speaking out. Jimmy Carter has not held back on a variety of issues. Harry Truman didn't.

— Robert Dallek