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President Quotes


"The president is here, strong and firm as a monkey's tail."



"We must improve our lives and we will do it together - all of our citizens and myself as president of Ukraine."


"I am a President held prisoner, that I haven't resigned and I will not resign."


"Then I was president of the Bakelite Corporation from 1910 to 1930."


"I think President Clinton was probably the brightest President of the 20th century."


"When I talked to him on the phone yesterday. I called him George rather than Mr. Vice President. But, in public, it's Mr. Vice President, because that is who he is."


"With me it is exceptionally true that the Presidency is no bed of roses."


"When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal."


"This election is about who's going to be the next President of the United States!"


"I believe that transatlantic relations are very important and that President Bush's visit to Brussels, in a few days, will have a major impact on that."


"I remember. How many minutes do I have left President? About one, one minute."


"Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President either."


"Like Odysseus, the President looked wiser when he was seated."


"I don't think anybody has that crystal ball but the president."


"We are hopeful about the opportunities ahead, and stand ready to join this President in an open and honest dialogue about improving the state of our union for all Americans not the select few."



"The President has been a big proponent of the public option since the campaign."


"For President Clinton, according to this discussion I had with him, Rwanda was a marginal problem."


"So I think that I can say, as the President of Poland, we're proud that I am coming from Poland, which is different and what's more important, much better than before."


"The last president we had was the smartest guy anyone could remember and he did the dumbest thing anyone has ever seen in the White House so go figure."


"President Clinton signed a $10 million deal to write a book by 2003. Isn't that amazing? Yes, and get this, not only that, President Bush signed a $10 million deal to read a book by 2003."


"President Johnson offered the middle of the road."


"I think with new president Chris Pook of CART, he is very active and strong."


"The stories have been told so often by those of us who supported President Reagan over the years that they seem mundane, almost like a fictional novel or a movie script."



"I haven't eaten at a McDonald's since I became President."


"President Jimmy Carter was a citizen soldier. Ironically, he was considered weak because he didn't kill anybody and he didn't get anyone killed."


"The President has kept all of the promises he intended to keep."


"The President is always abused. If he isn't, he isn't doing anything."


"A master of improvised speech and improvised policies."


"President Bush has been silent on Schwarzenegger. Of course, he can't pronounce Schwarzenegger."


"Vice president - it has such a nice ring to it!"


"I think I'd be a better president because I was in combat."


"I don't think there is one president that's come down the line that hasn't done something good somewhere."


"The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president."


"Come here immediately and see if you can find the murderer of the President."


"If you look at where presidents come from, they're former governors or senators."


"Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to be ready to speak at the drop of a hat, and I learned something more, the trustees were expected to be ready to speak at the passing of the hat."


"I didn't realize the president was such an historian."


"I don't know the answer to that question. I don't think it matters to the fundamental question here because at bottom, this president believes in non-discrimination."
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