Presidency Quotes

“Presidents are not elected to make their predecessors look good.”

“I want to be the president of the United States. I want to be the president of the United States for the people who are struggling.”

“A president can be impeached for non-criminal acts.”

“The President is aware of what is going on in this country... he is not insulated.”

“What a president says and how he says it is very important.”

“My duty is to execute the laws and not my individual opinions.”

“He who takes the office of President takes the oath to enforce the laws of the country.”

“Everything the president says is rightly scrutinized and should be.”

“I think there's a difference between a president who is disengaged and a president who is disciplined.”

“He's the president of the United States. He's got a lot of things on his plate.”

“I am not fit for this office and should never have been there.”

“Presidents are not supposed to be entertainers. They're supposed to be leaders.”

“You can't be a great president if you don't understand history.”

“The American people expect their president to be a moral leader.”

“I can see but one word written over the door of the White House, and that word is 'Tragedy.'”

“When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal.”

“Although in our country the Chief Magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party... yet in his official action he should not be the President of a part only, but of the whole people of the United States.”

“Presidents in both parties - from John F. Kennedy to Ronald Reagan - have known that our leadership is essential to the cause of human liberty.”

“Barack Obama is an abject failure.”

“The power of the presidency is awesome, and it should be used with great care.”