Presidency Quotes - Page 2

• I ran for the presidency, despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo.

  Shirley Chisholm

  Running, Odds, Voice

  "The Good Fight". Book by Shirley Chisholm, 1973.

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• 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.

  Elizabeth Warren

  Fighting, Winning, Reality

  "Elizabeth Warren: ‘Hostage Taking’ Is All Republicans Have Left" by Paige Lavender, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 1, 2013.

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• What actually happened during the Clinton presidency? No one can remember anything about it except the bimbos, the lies, and the felonies

  Ann Coulter

  Lying, Remember, Clinton

  Ann Coulter (2007). “If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans”, p.61, Crown Forum

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• I'm doing this [running for presidency] for the people and for the movement, and we will take back this country for you and we will make America great again.

  Donald Trump

  Running, Country, America

  Source: time.com

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• Every President reconstructs the Presidency to meet his own psychological needs.

  Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

  Psychological Needs, President, Needs

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• The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Leadership, Bullying

  First Inaugural Address, 4 Mar. 1933 See Francis Bacon 7; Montaigne 4; Thoreau 16; Wellington 3

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• In his first 100 days, Mr. Obama has put the fate of his presidency in the hands of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He may come to regret that decision.

  Karl Rove

  Regret, Fate, Hands

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• Even though Lyndon Johnson's presidency was in many ways scarred forever by the war in Vietnam, and destroyed in a lot of ways, he - as a character - was even larger than his presidency. Being able to get to know him well, that firsthand relationship with this large character, I think is what drew me to writing books about presidents.

  Doris Kearns Goodwin

  War, Book, Writing

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• I want my candidacy for the presidency of the United States to stand for a moment when we the people stand once again for the independence from a government that has gotten too big and spends too much and has taken away too much of our liberties.

  Michele Bachmann

  Taken, Government, People

  "Bachmann: Obama 'Threatened' By My Candidacy". "Hannity" with Sean Hannity, www.foxnews.com. June 27, 2011.

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• We all obviously need others to look up to, and be inspirational to us. Ford did a great job as far as putting the presidency back where it belonged, getting the trust back after Nixon. And President Reagan has been one of the most influential presidents.

  Steve Garvey

  Jobs, President, Needs

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• By disgracing and degrading the presidency of the United States, by fleeing the White House like a diseased cur, Richard Nixon broke the heart of the American Dream.

  Hunter S. Thompson

  Dream, Heart, White

  Hunter S. Thompson, Jann Wenner (2012). “Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone: The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson”, p.432, Simon and Schuster

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• When you are running for the presidency of the United States, you have to expect that you are going to have attacks by all sides.

  Michele Bachmann

  Running, United States, Sides

  "Michele Bachmann Responds to Mainstream Media Hostility". "Hannity" with Sean Hannity, www.foxnews.com. July 12, 2011.

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• As with almost every significant aspect of the Bush presidency, its handling of 9/11 was a catastrophe from start to finish.

  Eric Alterman

  Significant, Aspect, Catastrophe

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• I just didn't want to get out there anymore; I didn't want to get back into what I call 'the swamp.' And the other reason why is I don't think it's good for the presidency for a former president to be opining about his successor. President Obama's got plenty of critics - and I'm just not gonna be one.

  George W. Bush

  Thinking, President, Swamps

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• So, for example, a country was into recession right after I was sworn in, a dot-com bust had taken place. Then the attacks of September the 11th, and then of course the great financial meltdown in the - the fundamental question facing any presidency is how do you deal with the hand you’re dealt?

  George W. Bush

  Country, Taken, Hands

  "My Interview with George W. Bush". Interview with Kudlow Report, www.nationalreview.com. November 23, 2010.

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• In the scheme of our national government, the presidency is preeminently the people's office.

  Grover Cleveland

  Government, Office, People

  Grover Cleveland (1904). “Presidential Problems”

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• In my lifetime, Mitt Romney is the most qualified leader I've ever seen run for the presidency of the United States.

  Jack Welch

  Running, Leader, United States

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• The presidency is more than a popularity contest.

  Al Gore

  Popularity, Contests, Popularity Contest

  "Gore accepts Democratic nomination 'as my own man'" by Mike Ferullo, www.cnn.com. August 18, 2000.

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• About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends.

  Herbert Hoover

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

  "The Big Book of Presidents: From George Washington to Barack Obama". Book by Nancy J. Hajeski, 2015.

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• Few men in our history have ever obtained the Presidency by planning to obtain it.

  James A. Garfield

  Men, Planning

  Diary entry, February 04, 1879.

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• Say what you want to say about the rest of his presidency, including his tone-deaf response to Katrina and a war waged in Iraq on false pretenses, Bush connected with Americans in the aftermath of 9/11 because he looked as frail and unforgiving as we felt.

  Ron Fournier

  War, Iraq, Aftermath

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• It's an appeal as old as America and its presidency: This is an extraordinary country populated by hard-working, big-dreaming, freedom-loving people graced by God when they're not pulling themselves up by the bootstraps.

  Ron Fournier

  Dream, Country, Hard Work

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• I will begin my presidency with a jobs tour. President Obama began with an apology tour. America, he said, had dictated to other nations. No Mr. President, America has freed other nations from dictators.

  Mitt Romney

  Jobs, Apology, America

  Republican Party Presidential Nomination Acceptance, delivered 30 August 2012, Tampa, Florida

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• No feature of the Obama presidency has been sadder than its constant efforts to divide us, to curry favor with some Americans by castigating others.

  Mitch Daniels

  Effort, Favors, Curry

  "Transcript: Daniels gives GOP response to State of the Union". www.cnn.com. January 24, 2012.

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• There's always been that theory that if a candidate can't run a decent campaign, he probably can't run a decent presidency. That might be true, although sadly I must admit that running a brilliant campaign does not translate into running a brilliant White House.

  Gail Collins

  Running, White, House

  "No Longer Debatable — Campaigns Matter". Interview with David Brooks, opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com. October 3, 2012.

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