Bill Hicks Quotes

I used to imagine working as a White House staffer some day, so it was pretty amazing to be there... realizing another dream.

It's going to be hard for someone like me to run for president.

Normal people don't just wake up in the morning and say I think it'd be a good idea to run for president of the United States.

The caliber of talent attracted to the public service will depend in substantial measure upon the excitement that can be conveyed by presidential leadership.

I want someone in the White House who's had a life.

The kind of people we want to be President don’t want to run.

Franklin D. Roosevelt is no crusader. He is no tribune of the people. He is no enemy of entrenched privilege. He is a pleasant man who, without any important qualifications for the office, would very much like to be President.

The most important questions for anybody thinking of running for president are not 'Will you run and can you win?' There is, 'What is your vision for America? And can you lead us there?'

If you ask me, I'd like to become the first female president. That would be really cool. The first thing I would do is redecorate the White House, it doesn't look very cozy.

I've thought a lot about what it means to be the President. I also understand an administration is not one person but an administration is dedicated citizens who are called by the President to serve the country, to serve a cause greater than self. And so I've thought about an administration of people who represent all America, but people who understand my compassionate and conservative philosophy.

I want to be the best president I can be for every American.

Hillary Clinton's a highly intelligent woman, hard-working, she's dedicated her life to public service, but unfortunately, she does not have a track record of accomplishment or transparency. ... She's not the woman for the White House.

Governments arise either out of the people or over the people.

I think Hillary Clinton understands the ins and outs of the White House better than anyone who's come before her.

They made and recorded a sort of institute and digest of anarchy, called the rights of man.

You've seen [Doanld Trump] come out with a lot more specifics. He's not in hiding or smashing BlackBerry or BleachBit himself to death like we've seen Hillary do or Hillary [Clinton] throwing her stuff, you know, under the bus. She's not showing presidential leadership qualities.

Ladies, your happiness is very important to us. You have to understand that. Because when you're happy, you let us touch you.

The first Rudiments of Morality, broach'd by skilful Politicians, to render Men useful to each other as well as tractable, were chiefly contrived that the Ambitious might reap the more Benefit from, and govern vast Numbers of them with the greater Ease and Security.

Your liberals and radicals all want to govern. They want to try it their way- to show that people will be happier if the power is wielded in a different way or for different purposes. But how do they know? Have they ever tried it? No, it's merely their guess.

For a guy that grew up on 31st Street and Everroad Park West and played on Haw Creek and dreamed some day of serving in Washington D.C., from my boyhood, to have the opportunity to have represented my hometown in our nation's capital, and now to have the opportunity to serve the entire nation as vice president is ... it's just deeply humbling.

No man has come so near our definition of a constitutional statesman - the powers of a first-rate man and the creed of a second-rate man.

I like Barack Obama as a person and I think he is a sincere man. I think he and his wife conducted themselves magnificently in the White House. There's not a better role model for American kids to watch Barack and Michelle Obama, so all of that is off-the-chart positive.

The difficulty with businessmen entering politics, after they've had a successful business career, is that they want to start at the top.

I wouldn't run for President. I wouldn't want to move to a smaller house.

To govern was to serve, not to rule.