Bill Bradley Quotes

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

Given the daunting challenges that we face, it's important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one.

We need a great president.

When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.

There is no school that teaches you how to run a state. You make mistakes, but you learn on the job.

Our allies and enemies, and Mr. Wilson himself, should all understand that Mr. Wilson has no authority to speak for the American people.

Effective Presidents are those who can achieve a balance between purpose and prudence.

You can never predict what problems a President will face.

The president has to govern.

I want what's best for our country. I'm not sure I can figure that out.

Governing has always been hard.

Politics is the science of urgencies.

A President cannot always be popular.

I think 40 is a good age to run a country. But I've always been fast.

The art of politics is knowing what to do next.

In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions.

Mistakes, after all, are endemic to foreign and military policy given the unpredictability of events and the difficulty of securing reliable information in a place like Iraq.

I think, I think we need a Republican president from the real world to remind ourselves sometimes of what we need to do.

If I wanted a circus ringmaster, I'd hire Trump. If I wanted advice on brain surgery or hospital management, I'd turn to Carson. Fiorina would make an articulate television pundit. But for president?

Any cook should be able to run the country.

My plan is to govern as long as I can.

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

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

When you're President you have to make a lot of tough decisions. You have to keep lining them up and making them.

The presidency is not about easy choices.