Core Quote by George W. Bush

I wanted to be what my high-school civics and history teacher thought of as a good American. That automatically involved taking an interest in…

— Olivia De Havilland

When I was president, I knew exactly what I wanted to do every day to bring America together and create a greater sense of…

— William J. Clinton

People think I've done a lot for Washington, but it's done so many things for me. The ability to meet and connect with people…

— Kelsey Plum

I would like to remembered as President as somebody who did not compromise principles in order to try to be loved or liked.

— George W. Bush

Our founders thought long and hard about what the office of president should be. George Washington resisted the role, and then defined it.

— Martha MacCallum

Washington's character was rock solid. He came to stand for the new nation and its republican virtues, which was why he became our first…

— Stephen Ambrose

Before I worked in the Biden Administration, I was President of the Center for American Progress, a think tank in Washington.

— Neera Tanden

I wanted to continue to be active on those things that I cared about when I was president where I could still have an…

— William J. Clinton

“When they ask me to become president of the United States I'm going to say, "Except for Washington D.C.”

— Len Deighton

I decided what I wanted to do, not to make me look good, but to make me feel comfortable. Other presidents do it other…

— George W. Bush

Even though these are different times, right now we are particularly thinking about what is leadership, and Washington's qualities are as needed today as…

— Igor Babailov

They wanted me to be a Washington.

— Napoleon Bonaparte