45 quotes found
“Within the first few months I discovered that being a president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep riding or be swallowed.”
“Harricum! Harricum! Give 'em hell Harricum!”
“In America any boy may become president and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes.”
“I have no expectation of making a hit every time I come to bat.”
“I think the American public wants a solemn ass as a president and I think I'll go along with them.”
“I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end ... I have lost every friend on earth I shall have one friend left and that friend shall be down inside me.”
“The final greatness of the presidency lies in the truth that it is not just an office of incredible power but a breeding ground of indestructible myth.”
“I beg leave to assure the Congress that no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness. I do not wish to make an...”
“Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”
“Don't let it be forgot That once there was a spot -For one brief shining moment That was known as Camelot.”
“The buck stops here.”
“Barack Obama's inspirational whoosh to the presidency in 2008 was unusual. Most campaigns are less exhilarating; indeed, they are downright disappointing - until someone wins.”
“If you are as happy my dear sir on entering this house as I am in leaving it and returning home you are the happiest man in this country.”
“Seriously I do not think I am fit for the presidency.”
“Well I wouldn't say that I was in the 'great' class but I had a great time while I was trying to be great.”
“When the president does it that means it is not illegal.”
“A president's hardest task is not to do what's right but to know what's right.”
“Had I been chosen president again I am certain I could not have lived another year.”
“If you are as happy my dear sir on entering this house as I am in leaving it and returning home you are the happiest man in the country.”
“The office of president requires the constitution of an athlete the patience of a mother the endurance of an early Christian.”
