Knows Quote by John McCain

Now I have known Sen. Bill Frist, the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, since he was born.

— John Jay Hooker

“The senator...was a smart man who had made his way in life with a single-mindedness oblivious to any of those stumbling blocks known as…

— Victor Hugo

President Obama is perhaps the smartest person I've ever worked with.

— Susan Rice

I think Senator Rubio is a very talented young man. But you can well imagine that I am kind of partial to governors.

— Tom Ridge

“The Senator was vulgar, almost illiterate, a public liar easily detected, and in his "ideas" almost idiotic, while his celebrated piety was that of…

— Sinclair Lewis

For instance, Clinton who was unquestionably the smartest of the bunch I talked to - both the ones who made it and didn't. He…

— Robert Scheer

Barack Obama is extremely smart.

— Jonathan Chait

The truth is, he almost wasn't a senator at all. In 1972, shortly after his improbable victory, but before he took the oath of…

— Beau Biden

My favorite politician was Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, who reminded me of Tom Mix, and there wasn't any way to explain that to anybody.

— Bob Dylan

Barack Obama is probably one of the brightest in terms of sheer intelligence... also probably the best orator we've ever had as a president.

— Mario Cuomo

For me, I think Bob Iger is one of the smartest men in the country.

— Lauren Shuler Donner

I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms and Trent Lott.

— Carol Moseley Braun