Quotes tagged ‘President’

“A Bolivian general has been arrested and accused of mounting a coup against the government after attempting to storm the presidential palace on Wednesday.”

— Tara John, Abel Alvarado, Stefano Pozzebon, cnn.com

“Are we really about to tell the president of the United States that we have just over six months until humankind, basically every species, is completely extinct?”

— Adam McKay, David Sirota, Kate Dibiasky, Jennifer Lawrence, imdb.com

“His long career in public office spanned eight presidents, from Richard M. Nixon to Barack Obama, but the nation’s highest office always eluded him.”

— Tanner Curtis, Antonio de Luca, Thomas Kaplan , Umi Syam, nytimes.com

“This was an election week like no other.”

— Stuart Emmrich, vogue.com

“It’s cruel, ridiculous, disgusting. And the President gives it two thumbs up.”

— Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, newyorker.com

“Yes, next time, things will go differently! So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

— Alexandra Petri, Washington Post, washingtonpost.com

“In the end, his only primary win was American Samoa and its six delegates.”

— Emma Specter, Vogue, vogue.com

“It doesn't work with just any outsider — it matters what you care about and whether you're committed to uniting, rather than dividing the American people as president.”

— Pete Buttigieg, cbsnews.com

“If they can whack a President, they can whack a president of a union. You know it and I know it.”

— Steven Zaillian, Russell Bufalino, Joe Pesci, imdb.com

“I am not a kid, for your information. I am 60 years old. I remember when Moses was president.”

— Mark Levin, Andrew Goldberg, Jennifer Flackett, Nick Kroll, Jessi Glaser (voice), Jessi Klein, imdb.com

“People like to think of their presidents as characters they see on TV.”

— Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy, Payton Hobart, Ben Platt, imdb.com

“Oh, come on, give me a break. This is exactly what the fossil fuel industry wants us to talk about. ... They want to be able to stir up a lot of controversy around your lightbulbs, around your straws, and around your cheeseburgers, when 70 percent of the pollution, of the carbon that we’re throwing…”

— Elizabeth Warren, vox.com

“I love Beto, right? I couldn’t get enough of that lanky Texan just a few months ago. So why does this feel ill-timed, or like a misstep on his part?”

— Cady Drell, marieclaire.com

“I want to be president because I feel that we can bring this country together. We can unify around our ambitions, our aspirations, the big things that we know we are capable of when all of us have the opportunity to contribute.”

— Beto O'Rourke, elpasotimes.com

“I love our country, and I am seriously considering running for president as a centrist independent.”

— Howard Schultz, twitter.com

“Here’s the thing: very simple with politics. He’s the president. No matter what anyone says, he’s still the president. I have no feeling. I have no emotion.”

— Lindsay Lohan, nytimes.com

“Had the president not come down here and stuck his nose into this race, I would be the winner. I will tell you right now. I’m not scared of the president of the United States. And I’m not scared to stand up against the president of the United States. We’re going to sit and think about what the way a…”

— Richard Ojeda, politico.com

“My mother was a saint. She will have no books written about her. But she was a saint.”

— Richard Nixon, Mackenzie Ryan, desmoinesregister.com

“Michael: My father is no different than any powerful man, any man with power, like a president or senator. Kay Adams: Do you know how naive you sound, Michael? Presidents and senators don't have men killed. Michael: Oh. Who's being naive, Kay?”

— Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Corleone, Al Pacino, imdb.com

“It may not be as fancy as being president, but it’s my duty, and it’s a big duty.”

— Rich Moore, Wreck-It Ralph (voice), John C. Reilly, imdb.com