Failure Quote by Sam Donaldson

Even a president makes mistakes.

— Bashar al-Assad

You know, everybody makes mistakes when they are president.

— William J. Clinton

In his press conference last night, President Bush said he could not remember a single mistake he had made in the last two years.…

— Conan O'Brien

Mistakes were made is something we heard back in '92, and that has sort of been the Clinton administration's mantra. I can't imagine that…

— Barbara Olson

The Administration has made critical mistakes and errors in judgment leading up to the war in Iraq. The President refuses to acknowledge these mistakes,…

— Zoe Lofgren

There are a lot of people in Washington who say things that are not accurate all the time.

— Mike Johnson

Nixon's grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country,…

— Bob Woodward

It is certainly not news that the president is making mistakes; that he's been intemperate. I think what shouldn't be lost on the American…

— Brian Schatz

Look at the mother of Washington! She raised a boy that could not tell a lie--could not tell a lie! But he never had…

— Mark Twain

I've never covered the president in any way other than that he is ultimately responsible.

— Helen Thomas

I did though at least expect him to correct the false statements he made when he was trying to protect the Presidency. Instead, he…

— Monica Lewinsky

I've never been a fan of presidents who place blame on their predecessors or who accept credit for events that couldn't have been engineered…

— Kathleen Parker