Nelson Mandela on the presidency

For me, survival is the ability to cope with difficulties, with circumstances, and to overcome them.

The whole purpose of a husband and wife is that when hard times knock at the door you should be able to embrace each other.

I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.

I had a dream the other night. I dreamed that Jimmy Carter came to me and asked why I wanted his job. I told him I didn’t want his job. I want to be President.

Ronald Reagan1911–2004

• Clever Jabs

Democracy means that anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who doesn’t grow up can be vice president.

Johnny Carson1925–2005

• Democracy

You may think the President is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.

Barbara Bush1925–2018

• God