Quotes by Presidents

I'm saving that rocker for the day when I feel as old as I really am. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Day Old Saving Feel For The Day Am Rocker Really

It is fun to be in the same decade with you. Franklin D. Roosevelt

You Decade Same Fun

Favor comes because for a brief moment in the great space of human change and progress some general human purpose finds in him a satisfactory embodiment. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Great Change Progress Space Favor Embodiment Finds Some General Purpose Him Because Human Moment Brief Brief Moment Satisfactory

Are you laboring under the impression that I read these memoranda of yours? I can't even lift them. Franklin D. Roosevelt

You Lift Read Impression Them Yours Even

I hope my own children never have to fight a war. George H. W. Bush

War Hope Fight Own My Own Never Children

Many schools include a service project as part of their curriculum, and many corporations have in-house projects for their employees or give them time off to do volunteer work. George H. W. Bush

Work Service Time Employees Project Corporations Projects Give Part Volunteer Schools Off Curriculum Them Many Include

Gulf Lesson One is the value of airpower. George H. W. Bush

Value Lesson Gulf

I have survivor's curiosity, I guess. George H. W. Bush

Guess Curiosity Survivor

I have been very happy in the House of Representatives. George H. W. Bush

Happy House House Of Representatives Been Very Representatives

Debates, I hate. George H. W. Bush

Hate Debates

You know I vowed when I became President not to talk about the loneliest toughest job in the world and I didn't. George H. W. Bush

You World Job President About Toughest Know Talk Vowed Became

Every loss of life is terrible. George H. W. Bush

Life Every Terrible Loss

America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud. George W. Bush

Smoking Wait Gun Cloud Gathering Mushroom Final Evidence We Cannot Must Threat Proof Facing Could Clear Come Peril Smoking Gun America Form Cannot Against Us Ignore

I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live by those priorities. In terms of accomplishments, my biggest accomplishment is that I kept the country safe amidst a real danger. George W. Bush

I told you I'm not going to criticize my successor. I'll just tell you that there are people at Gitmo that will kill American people at a drop of a hat and I don't believe that persuasion isn't going to work. Therapy isn't going to cause terrorists to change their mind. George W. Bush

I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean, there's a certain patience, a certain discipline, I think, that religion helps you achieve. George W. Bush

I just didn't want to get out there anymore; I didn't want to get back into what I call 'the swamp.' And the other reason why is I don't think it's good for the presidency for a former president to be opining about his successor. President Obama's got plenty of critics - and I'm just not gonna be one. George W. Bush

Good Think Other Presidency President Back Plenty Out Obama Critics About Call Got His Get Just Want Anymore Former Swamp Gonna Successor Reason Why