Impulse control Quote by Jeff Flake

“All this is to offer the heresy that the role of presidential leadership, yet another shadow cast by the Roosevelt years, is often exaggerated.…

— James T. Patterson

I think where I get frustrated at times was the belief that the president can do anything if he just decides he wants to…

— Barack Obama

The president of the United States has a serious job with deadly serious responsibilities. Rash and impulsive decisions by him can lead to negative…

— Ted Lieu

“The nature of the presidency is that sometimes you don't choose which challenges come to your desk. You do decide how to respond.”

— George W. Bush

No one can change the definition of what behavior is presidential because that definition fundamentally depends on what our form of government requires, not…

— Bill Kristol

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

“Trump was the one variable that, in management terms, simply could not be controlled. He was like a recalcitrant two-year-old. If you tried to…

— Michael Wolff

You can never predict what kind of tough decisions are going to come in front of a President's desk. But if you can trust…

— Ann Romney

“He had somehow won the race for president, but his brain seemed incapable of performing what would be essential tasks in his new job.…

— Michael Wolff

Having seen first-hand how complex and difficult the job is, I believe it vital that the president be able to focus on his never-ending…

— Brett Kavanaugh

There's no doubt that I'm a better president now than when I first took office. This is not a job where there's a manual,…

— Barack Obama

Within the first few months I discovered that being president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep riding or be swallowed.…

— Harry S. Truman