George w Quote by William Safire Download Open image “George Washington had a tough second term.” — William Safire ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare George w Term Tough
Our founders thought long and hard about what the office of president should be. George Washington resisted the role, and then defined it. — Martha MacCallum Copy Share Image
There isn't any question about Washington's greatness. If his administration had been a failure, there would have been no United States. A lesser man… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen, President George Washington was second to none in humble and… — Henry Lee III Copy Share Image
I do believe that General Washington had not a firm confidence in the durability of our government. He was naturally distrustful of men, and… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I think there's no doubt that George Washington was the most important American to this time. — Kevin Gutzman Copy Share Image
I never liked the atmosphere of Washington . I early saw that it was impossible to build up a race of which the leaders… — Booker T. Washington Copy Share Image
Washington's character was rock solid. He came to stand for the new nation and its republican virtues, which was why he became our first… — Stephen Ambrose Copy Share Image
“Perhaps, in that eerily instinctive way in which he always grasped the difference between the essential and the peripheral, he literally felt in his… — Joseph J. Ellis Copy Share Image
George Washington was quite a farmer. He was a farmer, Civil Engineer and gentleman. He made enough at civil engineering to indulge in both… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
Decide on some imperfect Somebody and you will win, because the truest truism in politics is: You can't beat Somebody with Nobody. — William Safire Copy Share Image
Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight. — William Safire Copy Share Image
What do you call a co-worker these days? Neither teammate nor confederate will do, and partner is too legalistic. The answer brought from academia… — William Safire Copy Share Image
This is what it's all about. From what I could see, you could get a bunch of people together, whip up the press and… — William Safire Copy Share Image
When I need to know the meaning of a word, I look it up in a dictionary. — William Safire Copy Share Image
A man who lies, thinking it is the truth, is an honest man, and a man who tells the truth, believing it to be… — William Safire Copy Share Image
The Latin motto over Poindexter's new Pentagon office reads Scientia Est Potentia - "knowledge is power." Exactly: the government's infinite knowledge about you is… — William Safire Copy Share Image
Today, war of necessity is used by critics of military action to describe unavoidable response to an attack like that on Pearl Harbor that… — William Safire Copy Share Image
“Does it work with sandwiches? he asked. I didn't move. He handed it over. George was watching with a kind of neutral curiosity, and… — Aimee Bender Copy Share Image
The GOP is broken. They need a Bill Clinton moment with someone to figure things out. Let me just say - and I don't… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
We're in more wars today under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton than under George W. Bush or Ronald Reagan. Yet they tell you that… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The administration of George W. Bush, emboldened by the Sept. 11 attacks and the backing of a Republican Congress, has sought to further extend… — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
“Doctor Parcival began to plead with George Willard. 'You must pay attention to me,' he urged. 'If something happens you will be able to… — Sherwood Anderson Copy Share Image
We're half an hour from Toronto, which offers everything you could want from a city, and a couple of hours from beautiful vacation country.… — Linwood Barclay Copy Share Image
The president of the United States of North America, George W. Bush, the little gentleman of the North, the political cadaver that is visiting… — Hugo Chavez Copy Share Image
I remember when President Bush, George W. Bush, came into office, he focused on No Child Left Behind, and with - and before very… — Lamar Alexander Copy Share Image
“Distinctively gentle he was, and trustworthy, and of special courtesy. His great physical strength was never used in combat, men remembered, except when needed… — Nancy Byrd Turner Copy Share Image
“You can't really move forward until you look back. [From Remaking America panel discussion at George Washington University]” — Cornel West Copy Share Image
I was one of the hardest-hitting conservatives on George W. Bush. Republicans didn't like me on George W. Bush. Republicans still don't like me… — Glenn Beck Copy Share Image
