A Quote by Powers Boothe

The office of the presidency is what's important, no matter who's in it.

Powers Boothe

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Powers Boothe
American - Actor
June 1, 1948 - May 14, 2017

Sometimes the difference between two candidates is an important one in the immediate sense, and then I believe trying to get somebody into office, who is a little better, who is less dangerous, is understandable. But never forgetting that no matter who gets into office, the crucial question is not who is in office, but what kind of social movement do you have. Because if you have a powerful social movement, it doesn't matter who is in office.

Howard Zinn

My father, Ronald Reagan, held the presidency in such honor and reverence that he was never in the Oval Office without a coat and tie. Bill Clinton has such disrespect for the presidency that he was often in the Oval Office without his pants. Behold the leader of 'the most ethical administration in history'.

Michael Reagan

The presidency is not an office job. If I only sit in the office in Dar es Salaam I'm not running the country.

Jakaya Kikwete

There is no inherent power in the office of the vice presidency. Zero. None. It's all a reflection of your relationship with the president. I mean, Kennedy never let Johnson in the office.

Joe Biden

People should make distinctions between the office of the presidency and the person who occupies it. You can respect the office even as you lose respect for the individual.

David Greenberg

[Former chief executives] come away thinking that America needs a strong, functioning presidency to succeed, and they become very protective of that office. Democrats and Republicans alike are willing to put aside their own party's self-interest to preserve the presidency. That's been true over the decades.

Nancy Gibbs

If you have not chosen me by secret ballot, neither have I gained office by any secret promises. I have not campaigned either for the Presidency or the Vice Presidency. I have not subscribed to any partisan platform. I am indebted to no man, and only to one womanmy dear wifeas I begin this very difficult job.

Gerald R. Ford

The presidency is not an office job.

Jakaya Kikwete

The idea of a mentally ill vice president who suffers in complete isolation was obviously sparked by the behaviors I witnessed by Sarah Palin. What if somebody who was ill-equipped for the office were to ascend to the presidency or vice presidency? What would they do? How long would it take for people to figure it out?

Nicolle Wallace

Trump continues to diminish the office of the Presidency.

Deb Haaland

There is no office now closed to a Jew, including the presidency.

Jacob K. Javits

Losing the presidency is not like losing any other office. More than any other office, it's a vote about you as a whole human being.

Richard Ben Cramer

You cannot denude the presidency of the substance and power of its office. It can't be done.

Benjamin Wittes

In the scheme of our national government, the presidency is preeminently the people's office.

Grover Cleveland

The presidency is not an office job. If I only sit in the office in Dar es Salaam, I'm not running the country. I visit the country to inspect development programmes, to inspect activities, to see how things are going, how the government agenda is being implemented, what are the teething issues.

Jakaya Kikwete

The presidency is not merely an administrative office...It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.