Quotes about the presidency
66 quotes from 43 people
The thought of being president frightens me. I do not think I want the job.
No man can occupy the office of President without realizing that he is President of all the people.
Franklin D. Roosevelt1882–1945Address at Madison Square Garden (1936)I can be President of the United States, or I can control Alice. I cannot possibly do both.
Theodore Roosevelt1858–1919Response when a dignitary asked if he could better control his daughter, as quoted in Hail to the Chiefs : My Life and Times with Six Presidents (1970) by Ruth Shick Montgomery, and TIME magazine (3 March 1980)The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants.
Theodore Roosevelt1858–1919Kansas City Star (7 May 1918)I will not accept if nominated, and will not serve if elected.
William Tecumseh Sherman1820–1891Telegram sent to General Henderson in 1884, refusing to run in the United States presidential election of that year. As quoted in Sherman’s Memoirs, 4th ed. 1891In America, anyone can become president. That’s one of the risks you take.
Adlai Stevenson II1900–1965Speech in Indianapolis, Indiana (26 September 1952)
Jon Stewartborn 1962Rolling Stone interview, October 31, 2006
