The President is always abused. If he isn’t, he isn’t doing anything.

In countries where innocent people are dying, the leaders are following their blood rather than their brains.

I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government other than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual.

I will keep America moving forward, always forward, for a better America, for an endless enduring dream and a thousand Points of Light. This is my mission, and I will complete it.

When Hillary served in the Senate, I saw her work day and night as a member of the Armed Services Committee – working with Republicans and Democrats to keep our military strong and protect our troops and their families.

By most accounts, Aristide is the most popular figure in Haiti.

My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.

I want the Israeli government to be made accountable for its behaviour to the Palestinians, and I want the people of the U.S. to cease acting as if they don’t understand what is going on.

Most people don’t like change. They revolt against it unless they can clearly see the advantage it brings. For that reason, when good leaders prepare to take action or make changes, they take people through a process to get them ready for it.

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

Whatever position I occupied, it was the result of colleagues – of my comrades in the movement – who had decided in their wisdom to use me for the purpose of focusing the attention of the country and the international community on me.

Responsibility, I believe, accrues through privilege.

Hillary doesn’t play. She has more experience and exposure to the presidency than any candidate in our lifetime – yes, more than Barack, more than Bill. So she is absolutely ready to be Commander-in-Chief on day one. And, yes, she happens to be a woman.

Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It’s too controversial.

As president, Reagan worked very well with Democrats to do big things. It is true that he worked to reduce the size of government and cut federal taxes and he eliminated many regulations, but he also raised taxes when necessary.

Many people, including some conservatives, have been very impressed with how brainy the president and his advisers are. But that is not quite as reassuring as it might seem.

The Marine Corps is the Navy’s police force and as long as I am President that is what it will remain. They have a propaganda machine that is almost equal to Stalin’s.

It is a fine game to play – the game of politics – and it is well worth waiting for a good hand before really plunging.

Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don’t want them to become politicians in the process.

It’s amazing, the culture Coach Belichick has been able to create in our system.

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.

If the Soviet Union let another political party come into existence, they would still be a one-party state, because everybody would join the other party.

No part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of elections.

And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.

In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.

I remember the last three days that I was president, I never went to bed at all. I never went to bed until we had negotiated the final release of the hostages.

What we won when all of our people united must not be lost in suspicion and distrust and selfishness and politics. Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as president.

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end… I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me.

It’d be stupid for me to sit here and say that there aren’t kids who look up to me, but my responsibility is not to them. I’m not a baby sitter.

Trump is a national disgrace and an international pariah.

The buck stops here!

It means, people who are in high and responsible positions, if they go against righteousness, righteousness itself will get transformed into a destroyer.

Yup, the whole birther movement was racist.

Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.

Nobody is above the law. Imagine if there allegations against Modi and he is the Prime Minister. Should the case not be pursued just because he has become the PM. It should not be so that it should be stopped. I am not above the law.

To remain a credible leader, I must always work first, hardest, and longest on changing myself. This is neither easy nor natural, but it is essential.

We can improve our relationships with others by leaps and bounds if we become encouragers instead of critics.

If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.

I spend a great deal of time with the President. We have a very close, personal, loyal relationship. I’m not, as they say, a potted plant in these meetings.

A lot has happened over the years. And while this nation has been tested by war, and it’s been tested by recession and all manner of challenges – I stand before you again tonight, after almost two terms as your president, to tell you I am more optimistic about the future of America than ever before.

I’ve lived a very colorful life, and I’ve said some things, But not once have I taken them back, and I’ve never apologized for them – and I won’t.

Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort.

I don’t follow politics much.

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

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?

It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.

A director makes 100 decisions an hour. Students ask me how you know how to make the right decision, and I say to them, ‚If you don’t know how to make the right decision, you’re not a director.‘

Extremely religious, legalistic people have a criticism or judgment about everyone and everything. They just have a way of bringing people down with what they say.

Nixon was so crooked that he needed servants to help him screw his pants on every morning.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

I think where political issues invade moral situations, spiritual leaders have to speak out.

I like America, just as everybody else does. I love America, I gotta say that. But America will be judged.

When you’re one of the leaders of the team, there are no days off.

Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.

I have learned, in my life and work as a sportswriter, that big-time Sports and big-time Politics are not so far apart in America. They are both a means to the same end, which is victory… And why not? Victory is good for you, and don’t let anybody tell you different.

I can die a happy man never having been president of the United States of America. But it doesn’t mean I won’t run.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

Unless a reviewer has the courage to give you unqualified praise, I say ignore the bastard.

It is pretty ironic that the so-called ‚least advanced‘ people are the ones taking the lead in trying to protect all of us, while the richest and most powerful among us are the ones who are trying to drive the society to destruction.

I was an Eisenhower Republican when I started out at 21 because he promised to get us out of the Korean War.

Unless a president can protect the privacy of the advice he gets, he cannot get the advice he needs.