Ronald Reagan Quotes

Being president isn't anything like reality TV.

The presidency is not an office job. If I only sit in the office in Dar es Salaam I'm not running the country.

My fellow citizens, the American Presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery.

I would love to be able to serve in office in some capacity with Romney as president.

The office of Vice President is a greater dream than I ever expected.

Be a President. Don't try to be a lawyer.

Presidents ... become hermits only at their peril. Running the executive branch is now a team sport. It is operated best by politicians who thrive on command, possess a fine and sure touch for the levers of power and enjoy the company of those who serve them.

I've had to learn to understand Presidents.

I was elevated as the State President and now I have been elevated as the Governor of the state.

If you're in Congress, you vote and give speeches. But governors have to make decisions every day, and presidents have to make decisions every day.

I don't think I would run for president.

On a good day, I view the job [of president] as directing an orchestra. On the dark days, it is more like that of a clutch -- engaging the engine to effect forward motion, while taking greater friction.

The fact that I'd gone through my own transition as governor of Indiana and had been informed by that experience, I think was an asset.

I would like to see more successful business people run for office.

I got to be White House chief of staff, ten years of congressman, secretary of defense, vice-president. If you're a political junkie like I obviously am - that was - every one of those was just a tremendous experience. I'm very comfortable with what I did and why I did it and how I did it. And I'll let others judge whether they liked it or not.

I think that the presidency really brings out the best in a lot of people.

The thought of being President frightens me and I do not think I want the job.

The presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than he was; and no matter how big, not big enough for its demands.

I don't even want to be president!

Don't get me wrong: I would love to be president.

I ain't running for office. I ain't running for nothing.

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think anyone should put public service out of the question because that's not what a good citizen does.

I really want to be governor when I have a partner in the White House.

I learned running the government for the Presidency, which I always thought was difficult, is even more difficult than I thought.