Executive Office Quotes

In ten years I will become president of the United States Of America.

Whenever people say, 'You should be president,' I say, 'I thought you liked me.' Listen, I thought being mayor of Stamford was a wonderful job. Being governor of a state for a period of time is a wonderful job, and I'm not sure I'm at all attracted to Washington.

I thought I'd be president of the United States.

All Presidents start out to run a crusade but after a couple of years they find they are running something less heroic and much more intractable: namely the presidency.

The presidency is not an entry-level electoral job.

Being president does seem a lot more stressful than being vice president.

The more women serve in executive office, the more confidence they gain in themselves and that voters gain in them.

An important governorship used to be the best springboard for would-be presidents.

Getting elected Governor of New Mexico, I really did enjoy that job. I thought I made a really big difference, and I think the same running for president of the United States - that I could make a really big, positive difference.

When I ran for Presidency of the United States, I knew that this country faced serious challenges, but I could not realize - nor could any man realize who does not bear the burdens of this office - how heavy and constant would be those burdens

An elected executive—whether President, governor or mayor—needs a popularity majority every day in his term.

I don't ever want to be president - let's just get that out of the way.

Running for president is hard. But it's good preparation. Because being president is a lot harder.

You are the only man in history to every use the Presidency as a stepping stone to greatness.

There's always been that theory that if a candidate can't run a decent campaign, he probably can't run a decent presidency. That might be true, although sadly I must admit that running a brilliant campaign does not translate into running a brilliant White House.

The President cannot be disturbed. [The reporter quickly replied, "Well when he wakes up, just tell him he isn't President.

Don't get me wrong: I would love to be president.

Now look, that damned cowboy is President of the United States.

I have zero interest in being vice president.

To be President of the United States, sir, is to act as advocate for a blind, venomous, and ungrateful client; still, one must make the best of the case, for the purposes of Providence.

I will seek the presidency with nothing to fall back on but the judgment of the people of the United States, and nowhere to go but the White House or home.

Serving as President of the United States is a privilege that is afforded to few in our country.

In practice, presidents have typically tended to think of themselves not just as stewards for their party, but also of the presidency itself - preserving the full scope of its constitutional power for their successors is part of their job.

In my country we go to prison first and then become President.

I see more clearly than ever, and I thought I saw before, that congressional life is not the best introduction to the President's house. Great and fully equipped as the general [James Garfield] is, there are embarrassments growing out of his long and brilliant career in Congress, which Jackson and Lincoln, and Grant, and myself, escaped.