“It has been an honor to work in the Barack Obama Administration and to serve this President, particularly during a period of unprecedented change in the broader Middle East. Obviously, there is still work to do but I promised my wife I would return to government for only two years and we both agreed it is time to act on my promise.” YearsHas BeensStillsTwoGovernmentPresidentWifeMiddleReturnHonorPeriodsPromiseMy WifeEastAdministrationTwo YearsMiddle EastI PromiseUnprecedented Author:Dennis A. Ross
“I would never filibuster any President’s judicial nominee, period. I might vote against them, but I will always see they came to a vote.” MightPresidentPeriodsVoteJudicialFilibuster Author:Saxby Chambliss
“New Republican Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman is fluent in Chinese. In a short period of time the Republicans have come quite a long way. The last Republican president wasn't even fluent in English.” WayLongLastsPresidentPeriodsRepublicanChinesePresidentialCandidatesLong WayPresidential CandidateFluent Author:David Letterman
“Now, therefore, I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States, pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, have granted and by these presents do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974.” MayStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesTakenPeriodsConstitutionAbsolutesCommittedGrantedGrantsArticlesOffenseSectionsPardonAugustJanuary Author:Gerald R. Ford
“[Congress] is not the British Parliament, and I hope it never will become the British Parliament... Are we going to bring the president in here and have a question period like the prime minister has in Great Britain?” PresidentPeriodsCongressBritishMinistersBritainPrimePrime MinisterParliamentGreat BritainBritish Parliament Author:Trent Lott
“Indeed, one modern President abjured God altogether, ending speeches with a chaste 'Thank you very much.' This was Jimmy Carter, the most genuinely devout President of the postwar period.” PresidentAtheismModernPeriodsSpeechPositive AtheismJimmyCarterChaste Author:Jonathan Rauch
“In addition to myself and a number of others, President Clinton talked about the deficit and the debt issue. And he pointed out, really, what I pointed out, which is that when he left office, we actually had projected surpluses for a long period of time, because when he put together his economic plan, he did it in a balanced way.” WayLongTogetherLeftPresidentNumbersIssuesPlansEconomicPeriodsOfficeClintonDebtBalancedDeficitSurplusLong Periods Of TimePresident Clinton Author:Chris Van Hollen
“Well, I think that there's a clear record, I worked with Ronald Reagan in the early '80s and his recovery program translated into today's population of about 25 million new jobs in a seven-year period. As Speaker of the House, I worked with President Clinton and he followed with a very similar plan. And we ended up with about 11 million new jobs in a four-year period.” ThinkingYearsWellsTodayJobsHousePresidentMillionsClearRecordsFourPlansPeriodsProgramClintonSevenPopulationRecoveryFour YearsSpeakers80sSeven YearsNew JobPresident Clinton Author:Newt Gingrich
“We've had periods of meanness in American politics. Actually, the dawn of partisan division in America was basically in George Washington's second term, when it was obvious that he would be the first and only consensus president.” FirstsWould BeAmericaPresidentTermPeriodsObviousDawnDivisionAmerican PoliticsConsensusPartisansMeannessUs President Author:William J. Clinton
“One of the things I've learned about being president is that we'll work on issues for long periods of time, sometimes in obscurity.” LongSometimesPresidentIssuesPeriodsI've LearnedObscurityLong Periods Of TimeThings I've Learned Author:Barack Obama
“Democracy is about criticism. I didn't elect Obama because he's a black; I voted for Obama because he was the right person at the time. Period. The exceptionalism of a black U.S. President is not important to me. It's what he does. And who he has at the table. And what he does to change the world - that's what's important.” WorldPersonsDoeImportantBlackPresidentDemocracyPeriodsCriticismTablesChanging The WorldWhat's ImportantRight PersonTime PeriodsExceptionalism Author:Danny Glover
“I have defended Syria for a long time, so I was admiring Syria, I have admired your president very much. I hope at some point to be able to meet him and shake his hand. I think he is the greatest man in a very difficult period, and especially with what's going on right now, in terms of Lebanon and its relations with Syria. But absolutely, even from my perspective, and it shows you how the Zionist media around the world controls and affects all of us. Even those of us who are aware of it - it's subtly affecting.” ThinkingMenWorldLongShowsHandsAbleDifficultPresidentTermMediaPerspectivePeriodsRight NowLong TimeRelationAround The WorldShakesSyriaZionistAdmiringLebanonGreatest Man Author:David Duke
“No one, no single center, can today command the world. No single group of countries can do it. Under the current U.S. president, I don't think we can fundamentally change the situation as it is developing now. It is dangerous. The world is experiencing a period of growing global disarray.” ThinkingWorldCountryTodayPresidentCan DoSituationGrowingGroupsDangerousPeriodsCurrentsCommandDevelopingDisarray Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“My dad was president of the Finlandia Foundation for a number of years and there was a period of time when he tried to get me in. I'm glad I finally got in.” YearsPresidentNumbersDadPeriodsFoundationMy DadGlad Author:Jorma Kaukonen
“When you're the commander in chief, you're the commander in chief on day one. You don't get like a six-month grace period. The world doesn't just stop and say, well, let's wait until the president catches up before we start challenging America.” WorldWellsAmericaWaitingPresidentChallengesGraceMonthsPeriodsSixChiefsSix MonthsCommandersCommander In Chief Author:Marco Rubio
“How do we create jobs for so many Americans who are feeling pushed out, not just left out, pushed out of the modern economy. Obviously it's skills and education. But it's also jobs. So if I could do anything it would be to take this moment in time that we've got when, yes, our recovery is better, we've had steadier growth, I don't think President [Barack] Obama frankly gets the credit he deserves for the kind of steady hand that he and his advisers apply to moving through that really dangerous period.” IfsThinkingKindMomentsFeelingsHandsWould BeJobsMovingLeftGrowthPresidentEconomyModernDangerousPeriodsSkillsDeserveCreditRecoveryBarackIf I CouldSteadyPresident Barack ObamaMoments In TimeLeft OutAdviserSteady Hands Author:Hillary Clinton
“I don't care where [Ted] Cruz comes from. I don't care where the President comes from. Day one, I opened an investigation on a fraudulent government Hawaii document, period, on a birth certificate, so if you can say Cruz has fake documents, okay.” IfsGovernmentCarePresidentBirthPeriodsOkayDon't CareI Don't CareFakeInvestigationDocumentsHawaiiCruzCertificatesBirth Certificate Author:Joe Arpaio
“Everything has been for the [President] election for the last couple of months. Since the Democratic National Convention, it's been a dead run to get out as much content as possible and do as much as possible. Then, I go back to writing the screenplay I was working on, which is an original piece - a period piece that I will hopefully finish a couple of months after that, and hopefully I can convince some unsuspecting fool studio to buy.” WritingHas BeensI CanRunningLastsPresidentPiecesFoolMonthsCouplePeriodsOriginalsElectionDemocraticStudiosHopefullyConvinceConventionsScreenplaysUnsuspecting Author:Joss Whedon