Presidential Quotes

Donald Trump's astonishing victory in the U.S. presidential election has made one thing abundantly clear: too many Americans - particularly white male Americans - feel left behind.

I normally try to ignore presidential tweets.

I don't know what people have against Jimmy Carter. He's done nothing.

I've played golf with three U.S presidents.

From my experience with 5 presidential elections, candidates sometimes say things when campaigning that they don't necessacerily do when they are governing.

Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos.

Actually, Joe Biden looked pretty good. In fact, Joe's popularity has gone from 1% to 2% last week to 3% today. At this rate, he could win the nomination by the year 2032.

I'm often asked what I think about the faith of the President George W. Bush. I think it is sincere. I think it's very real. I think it's deeply held.

We are all encouraged that Bush appears, really for the first time in his experience on the stage of presidential politics, relaxed. His comfort is our comfort.

Three weeks is a lifetime in presidential politics. The conventional wisdom changes so suddenly.

Every now and then, a presidential candidate surprises us with a truly human and honest moment.

Yes Mr. President, of course I can, and where in Tennessee did you want to hide it.

As president, my father will take on the bold and worthy fights. He will be unafraid to set lofty goals, and he will be relentless in his determination to achieve them.

It's important to remember that whatever the presidential candidates of either party say, they will have to interact with the United States Congress, particularly the Senate, when it comes to crafting policy.

If you look at [Donald] Trump's attacks on Jeb Bush, they've been pretty devastating.

Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election. [...] What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. A perception of non-independence. Ending them is a principled decision, and it’s the right one.

It was a presidential election year, and as a member of a consortium of Ivy League radio stations, we participated in 'network' coverage of election night.

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

I've interviewed the president in the White House. I'd interviewed major newsmakers and Hollywood actors.

I have just repeated word for word the oath taken by George Washington 200 years ago, and the Bible on which I placed my hand is the Bible on which he placed his. It is right that the memory of Washington be with us today, not only because this is our Bicentennial Inauguration, but because Washington remains the Father of our Country.

I've always enjoyed reading history, particularly presidential biographies.

After months and months at the top of the polls, there is a real possibility that Donald Trump could be the nominee.

I have long had a theory Bill Clinton-Hillary Clinton relationship. Not how they met, not that story, not the courtship or any of that. But how it happened that this once-in-a-lifetime woman.