Challenges Quote by George W. Bush

“presidency, and that’s all that mattered. The next day”

— Alyssa Mastromonaco

“...anyone wishing to hold office will be disqualified from being a candidate based on his desire to hold office.”

— Edward M. Wolfe

“The idea that the president has the power to craft a new strategy both overstates his power and understates the power of reality crafted…

— George Friedman

“you should not run for president because tactically you can win. The questions you have to ask are why you're running for president and…

— Joe Biden

“Whatever the verdict on my presidency, I’m comfortable with the fact that I won’t be around to hear it. That’s a decision point only…

— George W. Bush

“Be very careful what you recommend to the president because he will do what you say.”

— Robert M. Gates

“What we did, what every president since Washington has done, was provide a measured, appropriate response, in direct relation to a realistic threat assessment.”

— Max Brooks

“I'm the President, but he's The Boss.”

— Barack Obama

“When a man is very good and knows a great deal, he is elected president.”

— Frances Hodgson Burnett

“Being President is like being the groundskeeper in a cemetery: there are a lot of people under you, but none of them are listening.”

— Bill Clinton

American presidents get to make lots of choices, with one critical exception: what awaits them in the in-box on top of the desk in…

— Richard N. Haass

One of the hardest things for the president is to distinguish the routine issues that come through from the essential issues that affect the…

— Henry A. Kissinger