Crowded Quote by Harry S. Truman

A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt…

— Harry S Truman

Being President is a little bit like riding a tiger. You have to keep riding, or else you will be swallowed up by it!

— Harry S. Truman

Being a president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or he is swallowed.

— Harry S. Truman

Whenever I look at the history of presidents I deeply admire - the one thing that I'm always struck by is persistence. It's a…

— Barack Obama

The main problem with being president is the constant sense that you are inside a glass bowl for everyone to see, or in a…

— Boris Yeltsin

I've never been the president of anything, but I would imagine that in ways it could be a very isolating experience, because you're ensconced…

— Jesmyn Ward

When the death of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt thrust him suddenly into the Presidency in April of 1945 at one of the most critical…

— Richard M. Nixon

While President, I have been President - emphatically.

— Theodore Roosevelt

You know, I'm the President during this period of time, but I think when the history of this period is written, people will realize…

— George W. Bush

There is one thing about being President -- nobody can tell you when to sit down.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

“Presidents rise and fall according to how they handle a crisis - an invasion, a depression, a massive oil spill - but there's no…

— Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy