Stephen Colbert Quotes

I tremendously admire, and I think we all should, the great work done by our commander in chief, our president George Bush...

Well, I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president.

I think he [Donald Trump] is generally a good person, but you know what? He had no business being president of the United States. If I thought he did, I wouldn't be running. I'd be helping him.

George W. Bush is a leader, and that's what we need in the White House. George Bush is someone you can believe and trust.

I think it is appropriate when you look at the test that you have to meet to be commander-in-chief for Americans to be thoughtful about, you know, who has the experience and the approach that is best likely to work.

I prepared to be president. And I think that's a good thing.

I don't think the Donald Trump's qualified to be president of the United States, and every time he speaks, that opinion is confirmed.

I think it's about having a competent president, and I don't really think gender has to do with how Hillary Clinton will lead.

I don't think you can run for president or be president unless you're a busy person.

If Donald Trump's main claim to be president of the United States is your business, then I think we should talk about that.

I think Gary Johnson would be capable of being a good chief executive and yes a commander in chief - Aleppo to the contrary, notwithstanding.

And I think Hillary Clinton is able to be elected president of the United States.

We keep hearing how “qualified” Hillary Clinton is to be president. I think it’s kind of like if somebody has to deny they’re a prostitute, then there must be some doubt about it.

I think what more and more Americans are concluding is that Donald Trump is not a man who is qualified to be president, and he is not fit to be commander and chief.

I do think the president's best role is usually as the sort of initiator.

I sometimes call Donald Trump the placebo president. He will talk a big game, but for domestic policy I think change remarkably little.

I think that we put too much weight on who the president is.

There have been many Presidents of the United States and the roll will be indefinitely extended. We have had a number of brilliant soldiers, but only one great general.

I think Ronald Reagan was the best President of my lifetime.

So 38% think that Donald Trump's not qualified to be president. How many people thought that about Bill Clinton? Bill Clinton actually did the kind of things Trump is talking about.

I can tell you is all nine of the people here [on debates] would make an infinitely better commander in chief than Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton.

Seriously, I do not think I am fit for the Presidency.

What is also true is that partly because my docket was really full here, so I couldn't be both chief organizer of the Democratic Party and function as Commander-in-Chief and President of the United States. We did not begin what I think needs to happen over the long haul, and that is rebuild the Democratic Party at the ground level.

It's one of the biggest benefits of being president that you really don't think about until you get here.

I think I've done more right than wrong on foreign policy. I've criticized the president for being weak and indecisive. I've been a problem solver in Washington and I think I've got something to offer the party and nation.