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In a president, character is everything. A president doesn't have to be brilliant... He doesn't have to be clever; you can hire clever... You…

— Peggy Noonan

Ive gotten to see up close and personal what being president really looks like. At the end of the day, when it comes time…

— Michelle Obama

For me, I want a president who is more than a symbol, someone who has ideas that I align with.

— Emily Ratajkowski

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer…

— Gordon Gee

Every president becomes a caricature. The press, partisans, late-night shows, and other arbiters of our culture these days boil down complicated and multi-faceted personalities…

— Mark McKinnon

When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.

— Bob Woodward

Working on a campaign and running for president should be a visceral, emotional, passionate, and intense experience.

— Meghan McCain

Lots of people fantasize about what it would be like if they were president... Most think they'd be decent and wouldn't be corrupted at…

— Kevin Kline

Presidential biography is, by its nature, out of scale; no character is bigger, no action greater, than the person and the doings of the…

— Jill Lepore

Nobody is really qualified to be the president. Basically it's an acting job. You have to act like you're the president. And every four…

— Richard Jeni

You can always find people, ordinary people, who will support your particular view, so it becomes a politics of personality, especially at the presidential…

— H. W. Brands

You can't exactly bake a man to your specifications. Most of all, one shouldn't alienate a candidate. A hybrid of Einstein, Tarzan and Inge…

— Peer Steinbruck