“I think what it is is do not depend on the president to get you over the line. Do not depend on the fundraising, on the turnout operation, the president's own popularity, because it's not going to work.” ThinkingPresidentLinesDependsOperationsPopularityGoing To WorkFundraising Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza
“Whether or not the President is sleeping well won't be a factor in his re-election. That will depend on what he does while he is awake.” WellsDoePresidentSleepDependsElectionFactorsAwake Author:Bob Schieffer
“I would not be President because I do not aspire to be President. But l'm sure that a woman will be President. When? I don't know. It depends. I don't think the woods are full of candidates today.” ThinkingKnowsTodayPresidentDependsWoodsCandidatesAspire Author:Ella T. Grasso
“With Republicans in control of the Senate for the first time since Barack Obama took office, the president may find it harder to appoint left-wing lawyers to judgeships. Whether he compromises on some of his nominees, including any to the Supreme Court, may depend on the willingness of the new Republican majority to engage the president on judicial philosophy.” FirstsMayPhilosophyLeftPresidentDependsRepublicanOfficeFirst TimeHarderMajorityCourtWingsIncludingLawyerSupremeCompromiseBarackWillingnessSenateSupreme CourtNotableJudicialLeft Wing Author:Terry Eastland
“Would it be better to have a president who cries easily? Well, that depends on what he cried about. I would not like the thought of a president who could not cry. That would be worse than one who cried over the right things. Which, in this case, would be the things I would cry over.” WellsWould BePresidentCasesCryDependsRight ThingCried Author:Walter Cronkite
“There's one logical generational difference and that is that young women will have more chances to support a female president than older women. Older women feel it's their last chance, so that's just a factual, obvious difference. But other than that it depends on experience, on individual experience.” FeelsLastsYoungIndividualPresidentDifferencesChanceSupportDependsFemaleObviousLogicalYoung WomenFactualOlder WomenLast ChanceFemale President Author:Gloria Steinem
“I hope President [Hamid] Karzai understands that our national security interests don't depend entirely on his decision there whether to allow a recount. Obviously the legitimacy of that government is an important component of it. My point is it shouldn't be the lynch pin for us deciding whether we're going to protect our national security interests in that region.” ImportantGovernmentPresidentInterestDecisionSecurityDependsProtectRegionsNational SecurityComponentsPinsLegitimacy Author:Rahm Emanuel
“The efficiency of a President at the beginning of his term depends on their capacity to get everything under control. That was my case. But once the institutions have been put in place, and the responsibilities delegated, the leader becomes a reference, a referee, a symbol and unifying figure for the nation. The issue is how and when to recognize the moment when staying in power becomes counterproductive.” Has BeensMomentsNationsPresidentTermResponsibilityLeaderCasesIssuesFiguresDependsCapacityInstitutionsSymbolsStayingEfficiencyRefereeUnifyingCounterproductive Author:Paul Kagame
“I think it depends on what agenda that female president brings. It's not good if that female president brings an agenda which is actually hostile to the cause of living wages. Women need equal wages to men, but not equal wages at poverty.” IfsThinkingMenNeedsCausesPresidentPovertyDependsEqualFemaleAgendasWagesHostileLiving WageFemale President Author:Jill Stein
“We are ready to deal with any President [of U.S], but of course, and I mentioned that, it depends on the readiness of the future Administration.” CoursesPresidentDealsReadyDependsAdministrationReadiness Author:Vladimir Putin
“And then you're going to have a president whose business empire depends on sort of delivering certain policies. For example, one thing that was quoted in the Newsweek report - that his [Donald Trump] pushing policies of nuclear arms for South Korea would actually improve his business network.” CertainPresidentOne ThingPolicyExampleArmsDependsTrumpSouthNuclearReportsEmpiresPushingKoreaDeliveringSouth KoreaNuclear Arms Author:Jill Stein
“I don't think we can depend on Congress. In the American political system - we have been brought up to believe that the American political system works beautifully; it is democratic; Congress represents us; the President is elected, he represents us - it doesn't work that way.” ThinkingWayBelieveHas BeensPoliticalPresidentDependsDemocraticCongressPolitical SystemsAmerican Political System Author:Howard Zinn
“Judges have no actual power of enforcement. They don't have troops to carry out orders. They have no power of the purse. Yet our system of laws depends on lowly citizens and presidents abiding by court rulings.” LawOrderPresidentJudgingDependsCitizensCourtTroopsEnforcementRulingAbidingPurses Author:Nina Totenberg
“One of the principal qualities that you need as national security adviser is trust, the trust of the president. And that depends on truth and it depends on honesty.” NeedsPresidentQualitySecurityHonestyDependsPrincipalNational SecurityAdviser Author:Leon Panetta
“If you go back and you look at the presidency over the course of history, presidents tend to do what they campaigned on. In the 20th century, presidents between Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter accomplished 73 percent of the things that they said they would do as candidates. Part of that is because once they get into office, their credibility, their ability to do anything depends on doing the things that they said they would.” IfsLooksSaidCoursesPresidentAbilityCenturyDependsOfficePercentCandidatesAccomplishedThey SaidPresidency20th CenturyCredibilityJimmyCarterWilson Author:Evan Osnos
“If I am elected President of these United States, I will work with all my energy and soul to restore that America, to lift our eyes to a better future. That future is our destiny. That future is out there. It is waiting for us. Our children deserve it, our nation depends upon it, the peace and freedom of the world require it.” IfsWorldChildrenSoulStatesEyeAmericaEnergyNationsWaitingPresidentUnitedDestinyUnited StatesDependsDeserveOur ChildrenLiftsOur DestinyBetter Future Author:Mitt Romney
“Markets work best when there's lots of information available and a historical track record to go on; they excel at predicting things like horse races, election outcomes, and box-office results. But they're bad at predicting things like who will be the next Supreme Court nominee, as that depends on the whim of the president.” NextPresidentResultsRaceRecordsInformationGoes OnDependsOfficeHorseElectionCourtHistoricalTrackBoxesAvailableSupremeOutcomesSupreme CourtWhimBox OfficePredictingTrack Record Author:James Surowiecki