"Had I been chosen President again, I am certain I could not have lived another year."
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"I can empathize with President [George Bush]. I know what it feels like having a young guy waiting around for you to keel over."
"I think concerns with a member of Congress with a cabinet official being active in business. I don`t see why it wouldn`t apply to the president."
"If you were the President of the United States or the Queen of England - you couldn't have a person who would be more protective than my mother was for me. Which meant really that I could dare to do all sorts of things."
"I think most people... would be glad to pay the same taxes they paid when Bill Clinton was president, if only they could have the same economy they had when Bill Clinton was president."
"The trouble with Nixon is that he's a serious politics junkie. He's totally hooked and like any other junkie, he's a bummer to have around, especially as President."
"There's a reason why the NRA's not here. They're just down the street. And since this is the main reason they exist, you'd think that they'd be prepared to have a debate with a president."
"One of the great things about the United States is that when it comes to world affairs, the president obviously is the leader of the Executive Branch, the Commander-in-Chief, the spokesperson for the nation, but the influence and the work that we have is the result not just of the president, it is the result of countless interactions and arrangements and relationships between our military and other militaries, and our diplomats and other diplomats, the intelligence officers and development workers."
"The president has declared that the debate over government-controlled health care is over. That will come as news to the millions of Americans who will elect Mitt Romney so we can repeal Obamacare."
"As I went about with my father, when he collected taxes, I knew that when taxes were laid someone had to work hard to earn the money to pay them."
"I think anybody who wants to be president has to be a politician, but I would like to find somebody who's coming from a loving place instead of a political place."
"Maxwell's Equations have had a greater impact on human history than any ten presidents."
"On being told of the death of former President Calvin Coolidge: How could they tell?"
"The thing about Barack Obama, just from being around him, is he's cooler than the other politicians, but just nerdy enough to do the job. Like you can't be really cool and be the president."
"Promoting his new book, President Bush visited the headquarters of Facebook. Unfortunately, he spent the whole visit on Farmville, clearing brush."
"Anytime I look at a president, I don't care what color he is."
"Governor Chris Christie says if he's president, he will crack down on the sale of marijuana. However, that was before he was told it also comes in a brownie."
"If Colin Powell was president, I'd follow him. I wanna get into politics. That's the way for us to overcome a lot of our obstacles."
"The thought of being President frightens me and I do not think I want the job."
"How can a president not be an actor?"