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I have known several presidents quite well, including my husband, and I worked closely with President George W. Bush and the White House then after 9/11, and I served with President Obama. I disagree with all three of those presidents on certain things.
— Hillary Clinton
There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.
— Herbert Hoover
The pilgrims absolutely believed America had a God-given destiny, and our founding fathers did, as well. Throughout our history, America's presidents and leaders have reiterated this belief. John F. Kennedy referenced Matthew 5:14 and Winthrop's famous speech, as did Ronald Reagan and numerous other U.S. Presidents. Though modern day revision-ists try to rewrite and remove our history, the truth will always trump their lies.
— Dutch Sheets
Some men escape the grip. Maybe their wives have no social ambitions; maybe they've hit a sentence or two in a 'dangerous book' that pleased them; maybe they started on the treadmill as I did and were knocked off. Anyway, they're the congressmen you can't bribe, the Presidents who aren't politicians, the writers, speakers, scientists, statesmen who aren't just populate grab-bags for a half-dozen women and children.
— F Scott Fitzgerald
I wrote the Dune series because I had this idea that charismatic leaders ought to come with a warning label on their forehead: May be dangerous to your health. One of the most dangerous presidents we had in this century was John Kennedy because people said Yes Sir Mr. Charismatic Leader what do we do next? and we wound up in Vietnam. And I think probably the most valuable president of this century was Richard Nixon. Because he taught us to distrust government and he did it by example.
— Frank Herbert
Presidents come and go. History comes and goes, but principles endure.
— Ronald Reagan
Since 1775, when the first Continental Congress called for a national day of prayer, there have been such events called for by almost every President. I saw the figures - 34 out of 44 Presidents have called for a national day of prayer. Some of those who didn't have died in office.
— James Dobson
I think that the great presidents have always been a little more clever.
— Bill Bradley
Remember, it is not about voting for the perfect candidate - there is no such thing. Presidents are human.
— Michelle Obama
Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.
— William Howard Taft
George H. W. Bush is gracious. And I'm not saying any of the former presidents aren't gracious, I'm just saying, this man is gracious.
— George W. Bush