Quotes About Influence

Presidents can be judged by the company they choose to keep.

We have at least learned that the offspring of presidents don't necessarily make good politicians themselves.

There's never been an entertainer that can take two warring parties and have both presidents stand on the stage and hold hands.

American presidents get to make lots of choices, with one critical exception: what awaits them in the in-box on top of the desk in the Oval Office.

Presidents have an impact on the nature of our nation.

Frankly, Christians have not always made good presidents.

America can change its presidents, but the world doesn't change.

We've gotten to do so many great things throughout the years. We've gotten to meet presidents. We've been able to go to so many wonderful awards shows and meet so many great celebrities.

I've worked closely with presidents, especially with President Obama, and I realized that what good leaders do at the national level is no different than what we do at the local level.

The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.

Were you to read the British press today, you would learn that the British Empire never forgets its defeats.

As much as they get a bad press sometimes, platforms like Instagram can be a great place for inspiration if you're into fashion or food or interiors. Whatever your passion is, it's an amazing portal and resource.

The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.

For billionaires who cannot buy good press, there is the option of buying the press.

Every President hates the Press.

If I get to be president, what can I do anyway? With Congress and the press, what chance do I have to make basic changes?

You can't get past the liberal press with a bucket of ink.

Word of mouth and the Internet are the only press we have left.

I'm not sure what the UFC's agenda is when it comes to me. It's their show, their press. They can change to whatever they want to do at any point. They own this thing. They can do whatever they want.

I joke to people in the press that I realize I'm not black, I'm actually white. But I've got these roots in black American music. I love it.

Those 40 or 50 national correspondents who had followed Kennedy since the beginning of his electoral exertions into the November days had become more than a press corps - they had become his friends and, some of them, his most devoted admirers.

On the one hand, the press, television, and movies make heroes of vandals by calling them whiz kids.

I used to think the press was a necessary evil and now I don't think it is. I think it's something you choose.

If he'd been negotiating Obamacare, Lincoln would have made the infamous 'Cornhusker Kickback' deal - $100 million in Medicaid funds for Nebraska to secure a Senator's vote - in a heartbeat, even if the press howled as it did when Barack Obama agreed to it, forcing its cancellation.