Presidency Quotes

After 9/11, I told the American people I would do everything in my power to protect the country, within the law, and that's exactly how I conduct my presidency.

To me, the Presidency and the Vice-Presidency were not prizes to be won, but a duty to be done.

I couldn't wait to start the day.

To reporters the day after his accession to the presidency, April 13, 1945: When they told me yesterday what had happened, I felt like the moon, the stars and all the planets had fallen on me.

I'm deeply concerned. And I think, in many ways, the Trump presidency poses a clear and present danger to our country and to the world.

I don't think someone should try to bully and insult their way to the presidency.

I've been privileged to see the presidency up close. And I know the awesome responsibility of protecting America and the incredible opportunity of working to try to make life better for all of you.

Any candidate who'd offered a real possibility of an alternative to Nixon - someone with a different concept of the presidency - could have challenged him and come very close to beating him.

In my lifetime, Mitt Romney is the most qualified leader I've ever seen run for the presidency of the United States.

Contrary to what people say, my wife never turned me away from the presidency. She told me to reflect on it and do what I wanted.

No real-world human being brings to the U.S. presidency the range of attributes necessary for full success in the job.

I can't think of a man more worthy of the presidency then my good friend Sam Nunn.

There are reports that if Joe Biden runs for president, he would promise to serve for only one term - because nothing says confidence like promising your presidency would be over quickly.

Barack Obama's inspirational whoosh to the presidency in 2008 was unusual. Most campaigns are less exhilarating; indeed, they are downright disappointing - until someone wins.

I'm 43 years old and I'm the healthiest candidate for the Presidency of the United States. You've travelled with me enough to know that I'm not going to die in office.

Obama's presidency hasn't been dedicated to achieving economic growth in the short term, or about creating jobs.

The presidency is not an entry-level electoral job.

Republican politics have been off-kilter for several years now because a large segment of the conservative base does not look back fondly on the Bush presidency.

The Republicans' response to Obama confused a lot of people. I really think there's been a measure of clarity at the end, with Trump's election, that was not present during the Obama presidency.

People will be talking about the [Barack] Obama legacy for decades, and I wanted to include my voice in the analysis of this presidency.

During the [Barack] Obama presidency, the Dow doubled in real terms. What's more, its growth has been remarkably steady.

Race has been a big issue in this [presidency] campaign [2016].

I learned running the government for the Presidency, which I always thought was difficult, is even more difficult than I thought.

The presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than he was; and no matter how big, not big enough for its demands.

For Democrats, anything less than 15 net pickups will be a disappointing outcome [in presidency race].

A Rick Santorum presidency would be very, very dangerous for America.

I think that most of the candidates [for presidency] can't run the railroad, and I still worry that whoever gets elected will have policies designed for political rather than practical reasons.

Bush's presidency is revisionism-proof. We're going to be recovering from it for the rest of our lives.

When you are running for the presidency of the United States, you have to expect that you are going to have attacks by all sides.

My conscience does not permit me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a democratic framework.

President Bush bet his presidency-and America's world leadership-on the war in Iraq. Tragically, it looks as though he bit off more than the American people were willing to chew.

I made a mistake by being ejected from the presidency. Next time, I will choose a Cabinet which will allow me to be life President.

We need people to fight back. So many people are depressed, and they've become preoccupied with the negatives of this [Donald Trump] presidency. That can cripple people mentally.

The presidency has become a series of visuals I don't know how a woman fits into.

A Clinton presidency is an Obama third term. And it's very difficult for them to get away from it.

I was incredulous as the bias of the media in terms of the candidates [for presidency]. I was incredulous at the fake news.

Stepping back from running [Donald Trump] positions is meaningless from a conflict of interests perspective. The presidency is a full-time job and he would have had to step back anyway.

Those few days after Kent State were among the darkest of my presidency.

Every president has to live with the result of what Lyndon Johnson did with Vietnam, when he lost the trust of the American people in the presidency.

It was my intent all along to write a nonjudgmental narrative of Bush's presidency. Along the way, a number of liberal friends of mine expressed disgust that I would spend time on such an endeavor.

The presidency is probably the loneliest office in America. Regardless of your friends, regardless of how good your marriage is, regardless of anything, you are alone there at the top.

Anything may be possible in America, but a Palin presidency is virtually implausible.

Clearly, the Obama presidency hasn't wiped out racial prejudices.

Maybe the Clinton chapter is over now. They've brought enough disgrace to America, the presidency, and the state department. They corrupted the Justice Department.

I think people are exaggerating the fears of a Donald Trump presidency because they're coming off a campaign where they're very disappointed.

Obama isn't just too big to fail. He's too big to know. Obama is so vital to the country and to the world, he must be kept out of the loop in order to save him from his failed presidency.

Our presidency is a cut above, we all want the president to be the absolutely finest person and best person that we could elect, but even at that, presidents are not supposed to be unapproachable.

Barack Obama is a street corner community organizer who is using the office of the presidency here to virtually undermine it.

Four times Hillary Clinton has lost the presidency in eight years, a modern American record.

I think anybody currently running for the presidency on the Republican side by default would be a huge improvement over Obama in every area, including foreign policy and the use of the military.