"In 2007 the 'dagger' of an idea that killed President Bush's effort at reforming the immigration system was lax border security."
Read quote
3 likes
President quotes
President
4.1K quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Explore further
Topics related to President
Browse quotes that often appear alongside president — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
President quotes (page 35 of 207)
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"Tim Kaine is an excellent choice for vice president."
Read quote
3 likes
"The one appearance that I made for President Kennedy, he, as I understand, had his choice or was asked to make a list of the people he would like to have perform, and I was fortunate enough to be one of them."
Read quote
3 likes
"There never was yet a people who must not have somebody or something to represent the dignity of the state, the majesty of the people, call it what you will - a doge, an avoyer, an archon, a president, a consul, a syndic; this becomes at once an object of ambition and dispute, and, in time, of division, faction, sedition, and rebellion."
Read quote
3 likes
"You are apprehensive of monarchy; I, of aristocracy. I would therefore have given more power to the President and less to the Senate."
Read quote
3 likes
"You don't go to war with the President you want, you go to war with the President you have"
Read quote
3 likes
"The next president of the United States needs to figure one thing out quickly - how to be commander in chief. And I think I could do that."
Read quote
3 likes
"What is the environmental policy of the Republican Party? When I ask that question, I get a blank stare, if I'm president of the United States, we're going to address climate change and CO2 emissions in a business-friendly way."
Read quote
3 likes
"Marco Rubio, I think, will be president some day. Whether 2016 is his time, time will tell. He embraced immigration reform. He seems to have backed off. I'll let him explain why."
Read quote
3 likes
"I want a president who'll look out for American interests. Every treaty we sign has a provision that a president of the United States, if he or she concludes that it's no longer in the interest of the country should step back from it."
Read quote
3 likes
"In the eyes of the Iranians, they don't respect or fear Barack Obama. He drew a line against Assad when he used chemical weapons and did nothing about it. And our friends, the Arabs and the Israelis, don't trust President Obama."
Read quote
3 likes
"I think the best thing, if you can't get an air-tight deal with every "I" dotted and every "t" crossed is let the next president have a chance to deal with the Iranians."
Read quote
3 likes
"There will never be a bill without a pathway to citizenship signed by the president...And in turn there will never be a pathway to citizenship without a new immigration system replacing the current one."
Read quote
3 likes
"While the question of who killed President Kennedy is important, the question 'what killed him' is more important."
Read quote
3 likes
"We imagine much more appropriately an artisan on his toilet seat or on his wife than a great president, venerable by his demeanorand his ability. It seems to us that they do not stoop from their lofty thrones even to live."
Read quote
3 likes
"Roger Ailes said, we learned from a secret back channel that the ayatollah and Putin both intend to treat Donald Trump unfairly when they meet with him if he becomes president."
Read quote
3 likes
"And that's why the president has asked the entire government to step up, on his part. I mean, there's - there are things that the private sector needs to do; there are things that the government needs to do."
Read quote
3 likes
"When you talk about presidents, loyalty is a great thing until it becomes a bad thing. Witness once again Watergate."
Read quote
3 likes
"Every time North Korea commits an additional provocation, the U.N. Security Council passes another resolution. But when it comes to dialogue, currently there is nothing set. I hope to have frank and open discussions with President Trump on this issue."
Read quote
3 likes
"There are definitely some people who cheat, but how come we're only focusing on people who are on welfare who cheat, and not the bank presidents who cheat?"
Read quote
3 likes