Quotes About Responsibility

Great presidents, and even those not so great, never complained about the hands they were dealt. Just the opposite. They assumed they were in the big chair to meet big challenges, no matter how difficult.

I think a lot of presidents learn to be president by being president.

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.

Too few presidents have steeped themselves not just in Lincoln's words but his deeds, which is why Obama's acquaintance with the great man is so compelling - especially since, like President-elect Lincoln, Obama will take office at a perilous time.

Presidents and cabinet officials could send a strong message of accountability if they held senior appointees responsible for their performance.

Presidents have an impact on the nature of our nation.

Frankly, Christians have not always made good presidents.

Presidents going live from the Oval Office have used that platform to inform the American public, and also to do one of the most important parts of their job: to inspire the best in us.

Our country is fortunate to have Bill Barr, a man of integrity who has served two U.S. Presidents, as our Attorney General.

Presidents are only seen on August 15 and January 26. Who knows what they do for five years other than this?

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.

Every President hates the Press.

There is no such thing as absolute freedom of the press, not even in the most advanced countries in the world. There are things you just don't say, because it will destabilise the environment.

The last thing you want to see is your great players in the press box or in the locker room.

I am done being polite. I am done being politically correct. I am mad as hell, so I am asking the members of the press to send a mayday call all over the world.

The back and forth between the press and government is essential to any good democracy.

The Petersons have not come forward in the press. Apparently they feel the media bears a large responsibility for Scott's conviction. It may be a while before we hear anything from them.

I've never liked the press part of it (no offense), but it comes with the job.

And certainly don't get caught by the press having too much to drink, you now, that sort of thing.

I have an obligation to do press, but I don't have an obligation to stay out dancing until 3 A.M.

If you talk about your personal life to the press, you can't be mad at them when they start talking about you, because you invited them in.

If somebody doesn't want to show up for a press conference I'll pull them from the card.

If I'm the MVP of the NFL, and I lose a game and go to a press conference and walk out of it, that's not the example I want to set for people.

The day I became press secretary to the President of the United States, I was in an entirely different world from the one I'd been in the day before.