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Becoming President Quotes (page 3)

Well, first of all, I was asked by Ross Perot on a telephone call in March of 1992 if, since he had committed on the Larry King Show to becoming a candidate for president, to get on all 50 ballots. James Stockdale
We're making this as entertainment. But God willing, if this show stays on and people see a woman in that office for a while, I think it will help people become more used to it. It's certainly about time that we had a few female presidents. Geena Davis
Americans are free to choose everything from what they eat, drive and watch on TV to the President of the United States. Yet, when it comes to allowing Americans to choose the health insurance that works best for them and their family, the freedom to choose suddenly becomes un-American. Ron Wyden
Reconciliation is what takes place, of course, at higher levels. President Karzai has been very clear about the red lines for reconciliation, accept the constitution, lay down their weapons, cut their ties with al Qaeda and essentially become productive or at least participating members of society in that regard. David Petraeus
Everyone says Francois Mitterrand had huge charisma. But before he was president they used to call him badly dressed, old, archaic and say he knew nothing about the economy... until the day he was elected. It's called universal suffrage. When you're elected, you become the person that embodies France. Francois Hollande
I grew up in a Hindu household but went to a Roman Catholic school. I grew up with a mother who said, 'I'll arrange a marriage for you at 18,' but she also said that we could achieve anything we put our minds to an encourage us to dream of becoming prime minister or president. Indra Nooyi
For a bill to become law, it truly has to be the will of the people, and for a president to stop the will of the people and stop what you're trying to do in your state is not the role of Washington. Nikki Haley
Children today will grow up taking for granted that an African-American or a woman can, yes, become the president of the United States. Hillary Clinton
I started at Pillsbury as a manager in one of their analysis functions, then worked my way up the corporate ladder to become vice president. Moving to Burger King was an important moment in my career. Herman Cain
Jane Byrne quote: "Be assured that I did not become the Mayor of Chicago to..."
Be assured that I did not become the Mayor of Chicago to preside over its decline. Jane Byrne
Today it is becoming harder to speak out, with the inception of the Patriot Act, the president has legislated free speech to be a crime. Frank Serpico
One of your tasks is to separate the "personal" from the "substantive." The two can become confused, especially if someone rubs the President wrong. Donald Rumsfeld
John F. Kennedy quote: "Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but..."
Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process. John F. Kennedy
Government is taking 40 percent of the GDP. And that's at the state, local and federal level. President Obama has taken government spending at the federal level from 20 percent to 25 percent. Look, at some point, you cease being a free economy, and you become a government economy. And we've got to stop that. Mitt Romney
Nancy Reagan quote: "I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from..."
I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated. Nancy Reagan

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