No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation which carries him into it. ~ Thomas Jefferson
The Presidency is more than a popularity contest. ~ Al Gore
I expect it is very possible that I would make as good a President as a great many men who are talked of for that position. ~ Warren G. Harding
If the President does it, it can't be illegal. ~ Richard Nixon
Peace is not made at the Council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men. ~ Herbert Hoover
America is too great for small dreams. ~ Ronald Reagan
A president's hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right. ~ Lyndon B. Johnson, State of the Union address, 1965
Individual liberty is individual power. ~ John Quincy Adams
Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere. ~ Ronald Reagan
Prayer steadies one when he is walking in slippery places -- even if things asked for are not given. ~ Benjamin Harrison
I was summoned by my Country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love. ~ George Washington
As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it. ~ Martin Van Buren
No man who ever held the office of president would congratulate a friend on obtaining it. ~ John Adams