President Quotes

It somehow became an article of faith on the right that Obama is the most extreme president in American history. Although, when they say that, I think what they really mean is...he's black.

So, Mr. President, what is wrong with the fair employment practice bill?

It was around 1985 before I heard the news of President Kennedy's assassination.

I am a war president.

We will outstretch the hand if you unclench your fist.

I have never talked publicly or privately about the Jewish people, including conversations with President Nixon, except in the most positive terms.

Enough Americans saw fit to give president Obama a second term. I don't think there will be many people keeping their Romney/Ryan bumper stickers on their cars.

I was invited by President Bush to come to the United States on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the mutual defense treaty.

President Clinton signed a $10 million deal to write a book by 2003. Isn't that amazing? Yes, and get this, not only that, President Bush signed a $10 million deal to read a book by 2003.

I'll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be the profession of a President simply to hear other people talk.

Many people, including some conservatives, have been very impressed with how brainy the president and his advisers are. But that is not quite as reassuring as it might seem.

I was in elective politics for 24 years. I've made four national races, two for President, two for Vice President. I have found there are other ways to serve, and I'm enjoying them.

As far as the men who are running for president are concerned, they aren't even people I would date.

Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.

It's pretty cool to be able to hang out with the President and have the race-winning car on the South Lawn.

The idea of being a novelist is really romantic, but it's kind of the same as being president of the United States - it's not gonna happen.

Like Lyndon Johnson, President Obama understands that timidity in a time of troubles is a prescription for failure.

President Ford used humor a great deal.

We respect and support the example set by President José Mujica of Uruguay in proposing legislation that regulates the cannabis market

I can't think of a more mediocre human talent than George Bush. He obviously is a product of family advantage, and he's the worst American President of all time.

Because of President Obama's failed record on nearly every issue from the economy to the deficit to Medicare, the Obama campaign has become increasingly dirty, despicable, and desperate.

I've been a strong financial and political supporter of, first, President Bush Sr. when he was running for president, and even when he ran for president a time or two and failed.

Hillary Clinton is for sanctuary cities. She's for catch and release. She's for open borders. She's actually considerably to the left of President Obama on the issue of immigration.

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 can support President Barack Obama, because he supports us. We can support Barack Obama, because he shares our values and our vision.

When you're focused at the task at hand and you believe in the man who is running for president and the man who is running for vice president, we just want it to be objective and fair.

We know that President Obama and his accomplishments, that there's a lot of unfinished business there.

I don't think there is one president that's come down the line that hasn't done something good somewhere.

I think President Obama has done more than he is given credit for.

Statistically, you don't have much chance of becoming president if you're not tall and fairly handsome or at least conventional-looking.

In terms of going into the West Wing, I will do whatever the president-elect and the vice president-elect - I worked with Mike Pence for 10 years - they believe is my best and highest use for them.

President Bush will come here and there will be new "friends" of America to open a new relationship with the world, new economic fortunes for those who "liberated" them.

If there's a major foreign policy event, the President gets on TV, the Congress doesn't.

President Kennedy’s assassination, less than two weeks ago, has struck the world dumb. It’s like no one wants to be the first to break the silence. Nothing seems important.

I think it's about having a competent president, and I don't really think gender has to do with how Hillary Clinton will lead.

Obama considers himself above deal-making and back-slapping, political necessities he often delegates to Vice President Joe Biden and other lesser sorts.

The president is just the coach of a football team. You need the right support, the right stadium, the right players, the right staff. An excellent coach is not going to win games.

[Barack Obama's ] only principle is his own aggrandizement. This is a very dangerous mindset for a president to have.

At least they [people] showed the world we could elect a black president.

Margot [Hentoff] dislikes Bill Clinton because he's totally untrustworthy, and you really ought to have some faith in whoever's going to be your president.

We need to keep trying to rescue the Constitution from the President.

It was messed up, because in 1947 my family moved to Seattle and I had to get up at 5:00 o'clock in the morning to catch the ferry back to Bremerton every morning because I was Boys Club president.

Robert Kagan said the neocons couldn't get a better president than Hillary Clinton, who would enforce the neocon foreign policy. No one's questioned it.

Bin Laden was completely protected by the oil companies in this country who told [President] Bush not to go after him because it would piss off the Saudis.

By nominating Chuck Hagel to be his Defense secretary, President Obama is putting forward an aloof contrarian who doesn't suffer fools - a striving politician who considers himself above politics.

President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address to make assisting domestic manufacturers a top priority for his second term.

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.

Mr. president, I've been a citizen of the United States of America for thirty three years and was never invited to the White House. It sure gives me pleasure to be invited to the Black House.

Black men - one might be the president. Well, America's in too much trouble - I don't want that job now.

I am proud to be the president of the state of Israel.