Exit Quote by George W. Bush

You know, when a president is about to leave office, most of the time most people are dying for him to go on and…

— Anonymous

I think the important thing is for the president to show action. The people in America want to know that we're listening to them…

— Trent Lott

I think it eminently proper that a president should retire from active politics, and equally proper that he should be able to live in…

— Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II

Although this should not be so, historians reconsider presidencies based on how the presidents conduct themselves after leaving office.

— H. W. Brands

Presidential legacies are valuable things, too valuable to be left up to historians.

— Thomas Frank

The office of the presidency is what's important, no matter who's in it.

— Powers Boothe

For myself the delay [in assuming the office of the President] may be compared with a reprieve; for in confidence I assure you, with…

— George Washington

I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.

— Bob Iger

[My father] taught me (at least he showed me) a dignified way to be a former president is that once you're off the stage,…

— George W. Bush

Once a president gets to the White House, the only audience that is left that really matters is history.

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

Very important, the President must be seen not as a figurehead but as somebody the people can look to for support for some of…

— Tan Cheng Bock

Sometimes it's important to watch what the president does rather than what he says.

— John McCain