Lloyd Cutler Quotes

Running a country is much more difficult than running a campaign.

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

Running for president is hard. But it's good preparation. Because being president is a lot harder.

When you are President you have to get something done, and that often means compromise.

During the years of my presidency, I lived a tough and difficult life.

Five years ago, when I was elected, I had the feeling that the president doesn't have much to do. I've realized, though, that this is not a rubber-stamp position.

We need a great president.

You don't need to know who's playing on the White House tennis court to be a good president.

I applaud anyone who wants to take on the load that comes with being President of the United States. You really have to love your country to place yourself in that position.

The most difficult issues—the toughest decisions—are the ones that invariably end up on the President’s desk.

No man can be a politician except he be first a historian.

It seems to be the profession of a President simply to hear other people talk.

Being president isn't anything like reality TV. It's not about sending insulting tweets or making fiery speeches; it's about whether or not the candidate can handle the awesome responsibility of leading this country.

Politics is the science of urgencies.

So I went into government with a clear mind about what the problems were, and what needed to be done.

I enjoyed the administrative work because it involved working with Congress, city council, and the mayor. I had never been a politician so it was fun - learning political maneuvering.

It's not easy to have the job of president. It's not easy to run for it. And it's not a job for the feint of heart.

The art of politics is knowing what to do next.

I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency.

There are a lot of personal things that take place when becoming governor and I am happy to work with him should he ask. I will give him the best advice I can give.

The president of the United States actually has to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.

I don't imagine Heads of Government would ever be able to say I'm not an economist therefore I can't take decisions on matters of the economy; I'm not a soldier I can't take decisions on matters of defence; I'm not an educationist so I can't take decisions about education.

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

The wound-tight, travel-light Obama has a distaste for the adversarial and the random. But if you stick too rigidly to a 'No Drama' rule in the White House, you risk keeping reality at bay. Presidencies are always about crisis management.