American Quote by Michael J. Knowles

So Americans do want their presidents, by and large, you want them to be people who get things done and have experience. That's going…

— Karl Rove

A skill required to be president is to explain to the American people any given thing they do.

— Jim Lehrer

American presidents get to make lots of choices, with one critical exception: what awaits them in the in-box on top of the desk in…

— Richard N. Haass

Based on history, many presidents come into office with lots of plans, and an agenda and things they want to start and an order…

— Martha MacCallum

It is in the interest of Americans to find out what those wanting to be president think about a wide range of challenges and…

— Richard N. Haass

You might say presidents are drafting the first chapter of their memoirs in these seventh-year State of the Union addresses. They're trying to get…

— H. W. Brands

“These times, indeed all times, demand national political leaders who know not only our history but the history of the world and its nations…

— Harold G. Moore

When the President starts talking about something, it makes a difference.

— Charles Schumer

Presidents don't have power. Their job is to draw attention away from it.

— Douglas Adams

Every country has a founding mythology. For Americans, it starts with our first president's youthful encounter with a cherry tree and refusal to tell…

— Antony Blinken

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

— Pat Paulsen

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

— Sarah Palin