Occupation Quote by John Quincy Adams

Elected office was never intended to become its own industry; it was to be filled with common men who, by way of still having…

— Dana Loesch

My fellow citizens, the American Presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery.

— Sarah Palin

In their day, no man worthy of the presidency would ever stoop to campaigning for it. George Washington was asked to serve. Decades later,…

— John Dickerson

Most of the founders of this country had day jobs for years. They were not career politicians. ... We need leaders with experience in…

— Thomas Sowell

“All men who run for presidency of the United States are amateurs; there is no way of becoming a professional at it, and all…

— Theodore H. White

I don't profess to be an expert on anything, or have the memory for who ran in 1952. I am an informed American citizen,…

— Joy Behar

No real-world human being brings to the U.S. presidency the range of attributes necessary for full success in the job.

— James Fallows

I may be the only person, the only presidential candidate who never carried the state in which he was born.

— George W. Bush

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and it would have done somewhat more, if the government…

— Henry David Thoreau

I think it's time we had a president who carried the same life experiences into the White House as most ordinary Americans.

— Dick Gephardt

“He had spent the last five years, he [JFK] said ruefully, running for office, and he did not know any real public officials, people…

— David Halberstam

You have politicians in the U.S. who think they know the best ways to govern communities, but they've never been in these communities, they've…

— RaMell Ross