Term Limits, Terms of Office Quotes

Well, I know I worked for Governor Rockefeller the last time he ran for his fourth term, and I obviously ran against Governor Cuomo the time he ran for his fourth term.

I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election

The 22nd Amendment limiting a president to two terms is an act of retroactive vindictiveness rather than judicious thinking about the institutions of the republic.

The United States ought to be able to choose for its president anybody that it wants, regardless of the number of terms he has served.

No Reelection

I've always voted for Franklin Roosevelt for President. My father before me always voted for Franklin Roosevelt for President.

I never believed that surrendering the executive power should be a condition of getting the second term. The second term should stand on its own feet.

Government is like an undershirt. If you don't change it frequently, it begins to stink.

When you start talking about government as 'we' instead of 'they,' you have been in office too long.

A man don't no more than get into the White House and learn where the Ice Box is than he has to get out again, then he is never any good for hard work again.

You know, you look at term limits, you poll term limits, 70, 80 percent of Republicans or Democrats are for it.

When jurisdiction lies with the populace or with the multitude, not that the whole multitude should rule at once, but that the government should be committed to different people over time, according to the offices, and according to a cycle.

You've got just one year when Congress treats you right. Then they start worrying about themselves.

We tend to think of the House as a less historically significant legislative body than the Senate. There are more representatives than there are senators, they're up for re-election every two years, and many come and go without having much of an impact.

The civilized world needs to think about a decision when single politicians are not allowed to stay in power.

If they won’t listen, we should limit the Politicians’ terms and send them packing..

I believe in term limits. I believe the country would be hugely better off if we had more turnover in Congress.

They want what every first term administration wants—a second term.

The President wants to avoid being a lame duck. He’s trying not to limp and quack at the same time.

A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office.

Presidents by six years have been there long enough for the media and the country to see their flaws.

In my opinion eight years as president is enough and sometimes too much for any man to serve in that capacity.

A President has a great chance; his position is almost that of a king and a prime minister rolled into one. Once he has left office he cannot do very much; and he is a fool if he fails to realize it all and to be profoundly thankful for having had the great chance.

After four years as Administrator of the SBA, I have let President Obama know that I will not be staying for a second term. I will stay on until my successor is confirmed to ensure a smooth and seamless transition.

Term limits aren't enough. We need jail.