Election Quote by Lee Hsien Loong

Every administration suffers its share of 'what the president meant to say' moments.

— Antony Blinken

I have already spoken to three US Presidents. They come and go, but politics stay the same at all times. Do you know why?…

— Vladimir Putin

Presidents always - not always, but often have bad conversations with counterparts. They just don't go out and embarrass their counterpart by talking about…

— James Franklin Jeffrey

The conversations have been cordial. [Donald Trump] has been open to suggestions, and the main thing that I've tried to transmit is that there's…

— Barack Obama

Know that the immediate staff and others in the Administration will assume that your manner, tone and tempo reflect the President's.

— Donald Rumsfeld

Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their…

— Donald Rumsfeld

The job of the president of the United States is to talk to the public, is to explain to them. Now, some presidents talk…

— P. J. O'Rourke

I'm going to put people in my place, so when the history of this administration is written at least there's an authoritarian voice saying…

— George W. Bush

It's always in the second administration when things start to go sour. They circle the wagons.

— Sally Quinn

Its always in the second administration when things start to go sour. They circle the wagons.

— Sally Quinn

When a president speaks that usually means a lot.

— David Brooks

Especially when it comes to national security, there is a premium on an administration speaking clearly, consistently and precisely, starting with the president.

— Antony Blinken