Getting tired Quote by William Howard Taft

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

When a president speaks, it's to multiple audiences.

— Dana Perino

It's always an interesting experience for a politician to be heard in silence, I have to say.

— Theresa May

Being president is like running a cemetery: you've got a lot of people under you and nobody's listening.

— William J. Clinton

Obviously, whenever the government is getting involved with speech, it gives me a lot of pause. I have a background as a journalist, so…

— Brianna Wu

When you're president, you learn to act like you know what you're talking about. And it's a great skill.

— William J. Clinton

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

— Charles Schumer

I spent more time talking with this president [Donald Trump] in the last few days, I think, than I probably talked with this last…

— Paul Ryan

A President doesn't have a terribly long time to talk to people who are not really on the agenda.

— Erich Leinsdorf

I don't get into the book-telling business of conversations I have with the president. That's not my style, and I don't think that's a…

— Chuck Hagel

Being President is a little like being the grounds-keeper at a cemetery: there's plenty of people below you but no one's listening.

— William J. Clinton

Every time I hear a political speech or I read those of our leaders, I am horrified at having, for years, heard nothing which…

— Albert Camus