QUOTES THAT DEFINE A PRESIDENCY

QUOTES THAT DEFINE A PRESIDENT

Compiled by Peter Fredson

I Cannot Tell A Lie......... George Washington

A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand..... Abraham Lincoln

The Only Thing We Have To Fear, Is Fear Itself..... Franklin D. Roosevelt

I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell. — Harry S. Truman

Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You, Ask What You Can Do For Your Country.... John F. Kennedy

Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I’m the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House.--- John F. Kennedy

Mr. Gorbachov, Tear Down This Wall ..... Ronald Reagan

I am NOT a thief..... Richard Nixon

Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There’s nothing to do but to stand there and take it.--- Lyndon B. Johnson

I never trust a man unless I’ve got his pecker in my pocket. ---- Lyndon B. Johnson

There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat. --- Jimmy Carter

I’ve looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me. ---
Jimmy Carter

I never had sex with that woman ..... William J. Clinton

I tried marijuana once. I did not inhale.--- William J. Clinton

Iraq is developing weapons of mass destruction --- George W. Bush

Bring ‘em On --- George W. Bush

America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud. --- George W. Bush

I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we’re really talking about peace. --- George W. Bush

I’m the commander - see; I don’t need to explain - I do not need to explain why I say things. That’s the interesting thing about being president. — George W. Bush -as quoted in Bob Woodward’s Bush at War

You see, not only did the attacks help accelerate a recession, the attacks reminded us that we are at war. -George W. Bush, on the Sept. 11 attacks, Washington, D.C., June 8, 2005

They misunderestimated the fact that we love a neighbor in need. They misunderestimated the compassion of our country. I think they misunderestimated the will and determination of the Commander-in-Chief, too." -George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 26, 2001