Buttons Quote by James David Barber

In order to get big things done, sometimes, presidents have to be deft at moving the pea around under the shells.

— Charlie Pierce

It looks to me like any man that wants to be President in times like these lacks something.

— Will Rogers

The whole framework of the presidency is getting out of hand. It's come to the point where you almost can't run unless you can…

— Hunter S. Thompson

This is a tough business to run for president.

— Jeb Bush

The Presidency, even to the most experienced politicians, is no bed of roses; and [Zachary] Taylor like others, found thorns within it. No human…

— Abraham Lincoln

I want a president who can handle a cream soda.

— Al Franken

Presidents tend to tinker, you know, and mess everything up.

— Pat Paulsen

Without a high pain threshold, you can't be a successful President.

— William J. Clinton

The American people want their presidents to articulate big ideas and leave the details to the eggheads.

— Michael J. Knowles

The U.S. needs to do more than change presidents. It needs to change its political culture.

— Richard Lamm

Access to presidential materials should be as wide as possible.

— Robert Dallek

The necessary transformation of which I speak and of which my presidency will be a part is built on turning creative possibilities into live…

— Michael D. Higgins