#presidents

If you look at where presidents come from, they're former governors or senators. ↗

— Eleanor Clift

#former #governors #look #presidents #senators

Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt faced adversities that, in their times, seemed impregnable. Great presidents overcome great odds. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#faced #great #impregnable #jefferson #lincoln

Presidents are elected not by direct popular vote but by 538 members of the Electoral College. ↗

— Thomas E. Mann

#direct #elected #electoral #electoral college #members

Here is a pretty good rule of thumb for Democratic Presidents: if it didn't work for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won four terms and a World War, it probably won't work for you either. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#either #four #franklin #good #here

I was chef to the French Presidents between '56 and '59, finished with de Gaulle, and during de Gaulle I remember serving Eisenhower, Nehru, Tito, Macmillan; those were the heads of state at the time. I never saw anyone. No one would ever, ever, ever come to the kitchen. You couldn't even see them. ↗

— Jacques Pepin

#between #chef #come #during #eisenhower

Look, I worked with American Republican presidents and Democratic presidents, all of them, and each of them has shown a deep and profound friendship to Israel, you know? I can't remember anybody who was in that sense negative as far as Israel is concerned. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#anybody #as far as #concerned #deep #democratic

When I found out that there was eight Presidents before George Washington, I wanted to smack somebody. ↗

— Prince

#eight #found #george #george washington #i

One out of forty American men wears women's clothing. We've had more than forty presidents. One of these guys has been dancing around the Oval Office in a prom dress. ↗

— Allison Janney

#american men #around #been #clothing #dancing

The whole issue of healthcare is very complicated. There have been seven Presidents who've tried to get healthcare reform passed. ↗

— Valerie Jarrett

#complicated #get #healthcare #issue #passed

Sure, it is apparent that presidents are looking at polls, but they are also stepping up on issues. President Clinton stepped up on tobacco. He shaped the polls on the tobacco issue. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#apparent #clinton #issue #issues #looking