Circumstances Quote by William J. Clinton

Being president, you may have more power than anyone else in the country, but you quickly discover that you have much, much less than…

— Tina Brown

When you take on the position of president, you are committing yourself to, first and foremost, protecting the American people. You are accepting an…

— Barack Obama

And I keep saying, whether you like the president or not, everybody has to pull together and help the president because, as the president…

— Michael Bloomberg

You [as a president] have to have a strong team around you. You have to have respect for institutions and the process to make…

— Barack Obama

I have a way of life that I don't change just because I am a president. I earn more than I need, even if…

— Jose Mujica

As president, I was more successful; I had more opportunity than as prime minister. Why? I didn't have the power to give orders, to…

— Shimon Peres

Every politician should go and spend time and visit prisons and jails. Because if you are choosing to exercise this kind of power over…

— Zephyr Teachout

The job of president is to motivate, to inspire, to be side by side with people making sure that they develop all their capacities…

— Vicente Fox

We are too solicitous for government intervention, on the theory, first, that the people themselves are helpless, and second, that the Government has superior…

— Calvin Coolidge

You have to have a strong team around you [being a president].

— Barack Obama

When you run for president you have certain obligations. One of them would be to avoid even the appearance of conflicts of interest.

— Charles Schumer

If I'm president, I'll be a commander-in-chief, not an agitator- in-chief or a divider-in-chief, that I will lead this country in a way that…

— Jeb Bush