“The progress in Iraq is still fragile. And it could still be reversed. Iraq still faces innumerable challenges, and they will be evident during what will likely be a difficult process as the newly elected Council of Representatives selects the next prime minister, president, and speaker of the council.” StillsFacesNextProcessDifficultPresidentChallengesProgressIraqMinistersPrimeFragileSpeakersRepresentativesEvidentPrime MinisterCouncil Author:David Petraeus
“Presidents don't have the benefit of hindsight. You have to make difficult decisions based on the information that's before you at that moment.” MomentsDifficultPresidentDecisionInformationBenefitsThat MomentHindsightDifficult Decisions Author:Marco Rubio
“Interpreting anyone's marriage - a neighbor's, let alone the president's - is extremely difficult.” DifficultPresidentNeighborInterpreting Author:Jodi Kantor
“It's very difficult to pin down the President of the United States without subpoena powers.” StatesDifficultPresidentUnitedUnited StatesPinsSubpoenas Author:Bill O'Reilly
“One of the things particularly admirable in the public utterances of President Lincoln is a certain tone of familiar dignity, which, while it is perhaps the most difficult attainment of mere style, is also no doubtful indication of personal character. There must be something essentially noble in an elective ruler who can descend to the level of confidential ease without forfeiting respect, something very manly in one who can break through the etiquette of his conventional rank and trust himself to the reason and intelligence of those who have elected him.” ReasonCharacterCertainDifficultPresidentLevelsBreakStyleDignityMereNobleFamiliarEaseToneRulersConventionalEtiquetteAttainmentAdmirableIndicationDoubtfulManlyBreak ThroughUtteranceConfidentialPersonal CharacterPresident Lincoln Book:Abraham Lincoln Source: Abraham Lincoln
“I do not know how Vladimir Putin will be esteemed by the future history, but I have no doubt that among his successes and advantages for Russia historians shall absolutely note the fact of his not altering the constitution, for he created a precedent. And afterwards, no matter who might become president, it shall be extremely difficult to alter the constitution exactly on that point. Extremely difficult.” KnowsMatterFactsMightDifficultPresidentKnow HowDoubtAdvantageConstitutionNotesRussiaNo DoubtHistorianPutinPrecedent Author:Vladimir Posner
“I had a lovely experience once in Africa working with the U.N. when a president of a country met me about refugee issues and said ‘What do you do?’ I said ‘I‘m an actor.’ He replied ‘I heard that was a very difficult job and might not be the smartest job to do.’ It was lovely.” SaidCountryMightJobsActorsDifficultPresidentIssuesHeardMetsLovelyRefugee Author:Angelina Jolie
“Being president is as difficult as writing the perfect poem. And being president is as effortless as writing the perfect poem. Always a Reckoning, my first collection of poetry, was described by Booklist as 'keenly evocative.'” WritingFirstsDifficultPresidentPerfectCollectionsEffortlessReckoning Author:Jimmy Carter
“This crisis started probably due to the freedom they gave to the banks. First President [Ronald] Reagan and then President [Bill] Clinton. So, for [Barack] Obama it is extremely difficult to change now, to find a way to organize this banking system [differently].” WayFirstsDifficultPresidentCrisisBillsClintonDuesBarackOrganizeBankingBanking SystemPresident Bill ClintonPresident Ronald Reagan Author:Costa-Gavras
“Suffering will always be there. You'll always have the poor. You have to own your own progress. It is true that because of the economy and the fear factor the president [Barack Obama] is able to execute a lot of promises that it would be difficult to deliver it not for the fear factor. It's funny. He's delivering on what he promised and we call it fear.” Would BeAbleSufferingDifficultPresidentPoorEconomyProgressPromiseFactorsBarackDeliveringPresident Barack Obama Author:Russell Simmons
“I ran for president because I wanted to help Lithuania and its people during a difficult time. My country was on the very edge of an economic crisis, and people were disappointed by the economic situation and the political elite. We all needed change and motivation to consolidate our efforts in order to overcome the difficulties.” PeopleCountryHelpingWantedPoliticalMotivationOrderDifficultPresidentEffortSituationEconomicNeededOvercomingDifficultyCrisisEdgesRanDisappointedElitesDifficult TimesEconomic CrisisLithuaniaNeeded Change Author:Dalia Grybauskaite