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“That is the kind of America in which I believe. And it represents the kind of Presidency in which I believe - a great office that must neither be humbled by making it the instrument of any one religious group nor tarnished by arbitrarily withholding its occupancy from the members of any one religious group. I believe in a President whose religious views are his own private affair, neither imposed by him upon the Nation or imposed by the Nation upon him as a condition to holding that office.”

Source: John Quincy Adams and American continental empire: letters, papers and speeches

“I did though at least expect him to correct the false statements he made when he was trying to protect the Presidency. Instead, he talked about it as though I had laid it all out there for the taking. I was the buffet and he just couldn't resist the dessert.”

Trying Made Protect Statements Presidency Dessert Buffets

Author:Monica Lewinsky

“Thomas Jefferson made a comment about the Presidency and age. He said that one should not worry about one's exact chronological age in reference to his ability to perform one's task. And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.”

Should Made Said Age Ability Worry Tasks Comment Presidency

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1981

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1981

“Zeroes are important. A million seconds ago was last week. A billion seconds ago, Richard Nixon resigned the presidency. A trillion seconds ago was 30,000 BC, and early humans were using stone tools.”

Humans Important Lasts Millions Week Tools Stones Billions Seconds Presidency Accuracy Resigned

Author:Denis Hayes

“It all started off with stirring speeches, Greek columns, the thrill of something new. Now all that's left is a presidency adrift, surviving on slogans that already seem tired, grasping at a moment that has already passed, like a ship trying to sail on yesterday's wind.”

Trying Moments Seems Politics Left Wind Republican Speech Tired Yesterday Ships Greek Something New Sail Thrill Presidency Surviving Slogans Columns Stirring Grasping Adrift

Author:Paul Ryan

“All of the great patriots now engaged in edging and squirming their way toward the Presidency of the Republic run true to form. That is to say, they are all extremely wary, and all more or less palpable frauds. What they want, primarily, is the job; the necessary equipment of unescapable issues, immutable principles and soaring ideals can wait until it becomes more certain which way the mob will be whooping.”

Way Want Running Jobs Form Certain Waiting Principles Issues Ideals Engaged Republic Fraud Patriot Presidency Equipment Soar

Author:H. L. Mencken

“All respect for the office of the presidency aside, I assumed that the obvious and unadulterated decline of freedom and constitutional sovereignty, not to mention the efforts to curb the power of judicial review, spoke for itself.”

Effort Office Obvious Spokes Reviews Decline Presidency Sovereignty Judicial Aggravation Curb Judicial Power Judicial Review

Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“Many of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy.”

Sea Events Rivers Fishes Significant Boat Memorable Lakes Fishing Presidency Daddy

Book:An Outdoor Journal: Adventures and Reflections

Source: An Outdoor Journal: Adventures and Reflections

“I teach at USC, and it's obvious to anyone who teaches college students that they don't cover much modern history and certainly not the modern presidency.”

Teach Teaching Modern Students College Obvious Presidency College Students Modern History Usc

Author:Robert Scheer

“Sarah Palin lacked the preparation or temperament to be one heartbeat away from the presidency, but what she possessed in abundance was the ability to inflame political passions and energize the John McCain campaign with star quality.”

Political Passion Stars Ability Quality Campaigns Preparation Abundance Possessed Presidency Temperament Heartbeat Mccain Palin

Book:Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2013: 25th Anniversary Edition

Source: Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2013: 25th Anniversary Edition

“Only a madman or an actor would want to be President of the United States.”

Want States Actors President United United States Presidency Madmen

Author:Mick Jagger

“Presidents are not permitted to have personal feelings.”

Feelings President Presidency Personal Feelings

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 2000-2001

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 2000-2001

“The Presidency is not a bed of roses.”

Bed Rose Presidency Bed Of Roses

Author:James K. Polk

“Being President is like the man who was tarred and feathered and ridden out of town on a rail... A man in the crowd asked how he liked it, and his reply was that if it wasn't for the honor of the thing, he would much rather walk.”

Ifs Men President Walks He Man Honor Towns Crowds Presidency Rail

Book:Speaking of Abraham Lincoln

Source: Speaking of Abraham Lincoln

“This nation is daring and decent and ready for change.”

Nations Ready Decent Daring Presidency Ready For Change

Author:George W. Bush

“Not a chance. I don't know what Sarah (Palen)'s doing, (but) I have no desire to be president of the United States, zero desire. I don't think that I would be electable.”

Thinking Knows States Would Be Desire President Chance United United States Zero Presidency

Author:Glenn Beck

“My proudest accomplishment was that I never dropped a bomb, fired a bullet, or shot a missile.”

Shots Accomplishment Bombs Bullets Presidency Missiles

Author:Jimmy Carter

“When I leave the office on January 20th, I will leave even more idealistic than I was the day I took the oath of office.”

Office Presidency Oath January Idealistic Oath Of Office

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 2000-2001

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 2000-2001

“The moment somebody's a president and you call him "Mr. President," (the person represents) our culture, our history, our sense as our nation.”

Persons Moments Culture Nations President Presidency

Author:Rahm Emanuel

“I expect it is very possible that I would make as good a President as a great many men who are talked of for that position.”

Men President Position Great Men Presidency

Author:Warren G. Harding

“If the President does it, it can't be illegal.”

Ifs Doe President Illegal Presidency

Author:Richard M. Nixon

“Presidents generally do what they are good at in their first four years, then spend their second term responding to the agendas imposed upon them by events.”

Years Firsts President Term Four Events Agendas Four Years Presidency Responding

Author:Dick Morris

“I knew that this job would be too much for me.”

Would Be Jobs Too Much Presidency

Author:Warren G. Harding

“The job is nothing but a twenty-ring circus-with a whole lot of bad actors.”

Whole Jobs Actors Twenties Rings Presidency Circus

Author:Herbert Hoover

“Excellence does not begin in Washington.”

Doe Excellence Presidency

Author:Ronald Reagan

“One day we will look back and realize that the Barack Obama Presidency was the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on the American people.”

People Looks Realizing One Day Barack Fraud Presidency

Author:Clint Eastwood

“It is not patriotic to decide to destroy a new president who was duly elected by an overwhelming margin. It is un-patriotic to resolve to destroy that presidency.”

President Resolve Patriotic Overwhelming Presidency Margins

Author:Russ Feingold

“You win the presidency by connecting with the American people's gut insecurities and aspirations. You win with a concept.”

People Winning Concepts Aspiration Guts Insecurity Presidency Connecting

Author:Thomas Friedman

“I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency.”

Names Breaths Absurd Presidency

Book:The white house years: mandate for change 1953-1956

Source: The white house years: mandate for change 1953-1956

“The Presidency, even to the most experienced politicians, is no bed of roses; and [Zachary] Taylor like others, found thorns within it. No human being can fill that station and escape censure.”

Humans Found Human Beings Politician Bed Rose Stations Presidency Thorns Censure Bed Of Roses

Book:The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations

Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations

“I still believe the Lewinsky investigation was way off from the focus of what Whitewater was, which turned out to be nothing at the end of the process. And I think that there were people who were determined as political opponents to not allow his presidency to succeed.”

People Thinking Way Believe Stills Ends Political Process Focus Succeed Determined Opponents Investigation Presidency I Still Believe Political Opponents

Author:Rahm Emanuel

“While I'm critical to the Bush presidency, it's been enormously beneficial for Salon because we're seen as kind of an aggressive watchdog on the Bush White House. Particularly since Florida, our readership hit a whole new level, and we held onto those readers.”

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Author:David Talbot

“I could think of no worse example for nations abroad, who for the first time were trying to put free electoral procedures into effect, than that of the United States wrangling over the results of our presidential election, and even suggesting that the presidency itself could be stolen by thievery at the ballot box.”

“The four most miserable years of my life were my four years in the presidency.”

Years Four Miserable Four Years Presidency

Author:John Quincy Adams

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

Difficult Term Thirds Clinton Get Away Presidency

Author:Paul Ryan

“Few progressives would take issue with the argument that, significant accomplishments notwithstanding, the Obama presidency has been a big disappointment.”

Has Beens Bigs Issues Argument Disappointment Significant Accomplishment Presidency

Book:Kabuki Democracy: The System Vs. Barack Obama

Source: Kabuki Democracy: The System Vs. Barack Obama

“Running for the presidency's not an IQ test.”

Running Tests Presidency

Author:Rick Perry

“George W. Bush did an incredible job in the presidency, defending us from freedom.”

Jobs Incredibles Presidency

Author:Rick Perry

“Starting in 1994, with the Republican election of Congress, I think [Rush] Limbaugh made a difference in electing the Republican majority. In the following three elections, he made the difference holding the majority. And in 2000, in the presidential race in Florida, he was the difference between Gore and Bush winning Florida, and thus the Presidency.”

Thinking Made Three Winning Differences Race Republican Election Majority Starting Congress Following Presidential Florida Presidency Gore

Author:Tony Blankley

“[A]n Obama presidency would be an amusing approximation of the Carter administration, complete with vaporous moralizing and foreign policy bungling.”

Would Be Politics Policy Administration Foreign Policy Presidency Amusing Carter Approximation Moralizing

Author:Emmett Tyrrell

“You have an imperial presidency that makes Richard Nixon look like a boy scout.”

Looks Politics Boys Presidency Boy Scout Like A Boy

Author:Allen West

“When people tell me that I became President on January 20th, 1981, I feel I have to correct them. You don't become President of the United States. You are given temporary custody of an institution called the Presidency, which belongs to our people.”

People Feels States Politics Given President United United States Institutions Temporary Presidency January Custody

Book:Ronald Reagan

Source: Ronald Reagan

“PRESIDENCY, n. The greased pig in the field game of American politics.”

Games Politics Fields Pigs Presidency American Politics

Book:The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

“The Obama presidency, and liberalism in general, are based on not trusting the American people - a belief that big government is better for people.”

People Bigs Government Belief Liberalism Presidency Big Government Not Trusting

Author:Bobby Jindal

“In a democracy, hostage tactics are the last resort for those who can’t otherwise win their fights through elections, can’t win their fights in Congress, can’t win their fights for the Presidency, and can’t win their fights in Courts. For this right-wing minority, hostage-taking is all they have left – a last gasp of those who cannot cope with the realities of our democracy.”

Reality Lasts Fighting Winning Left Democracy Election Court Wings Congress Minorities Presidency Tactics Resorts Right Wing Hostage Can't Win

Author:Elizabeth Warren

“An engaging, blow-by-blow account of the infancy of the Obama presidency. . . . Manna for political junkies. . . . Thoroughly researched . . . humanizes a figure considered periodically out-of-touch even by some of his admirers.”

Political Figures Accounts Blow Presidency Engaging Infancy Junkie Admirer

Author:Carlo Wolff

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

World Humans Real Jobs Human Beings Range Real World Attributes Presidency

Author:James Fallows

“The Presidency is not merely an administrative office. Thats the least of it. It is more than an engineering job, efficient or inefficient. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership. All our great Presidents were leaders of thought at times when certain historic ideas in the life of the nation had to be clarified.”

Ideas Jobs Certain Nations President Leader Moral Office Efficient Engineering Presidency Historic Administrative Great Presidents Moral Leadership

Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt

“No man has the right to use the great powers of the Presidency to lead the people, indirectly, into war.”

People Men War Use Presidency Great Power

Author:Wendell Willkie

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