Memorable Funny Quotes About Presidents

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"I have never been hurt by what I didn’t say."
Calvin Coolidge
"The more you read, the more you know. The more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know. So why read?"
George W. Bush
"I’m not a member of any organized political party. I’m a Democrat."
Will Rogers
"Every time you bring up the past, you are in the present."
James Baldwin
"I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts."
Will Rogers
"We are all Americans. I agree with you, but I also think that we are all just a little bit insane."
David Letterman
"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so."
Ronald Reagan
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"Politics is just like show business. You have to be really smart and a good entertainer."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"In a democracy, it’s your vote that counts. In feudalism, it’s your count that votes."
Anonymous
"A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation."
James Freeman Clarke
"I can’t wait to see you. But I also can’t wait to not see you."
Barack Obama
"I think I am somewhat of an anomaly in political history. I am not term-limited."
Bill Clinton
"I have a great deal of respect for the people who are behind the desk right now, trying to figure out how to fix the mess we're all in."
George H.W. Bush
"You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?"
Steven Wright
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself... and maybe spiders."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"There’s no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you."
Will Rogers
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it."
Groucho Marx
"Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad name."
Henry Kissinger
"I don’t believe in the Republican Party or the Democratic Party. I just believe in parties."
Anonymous
"I never liked a man who didn’t put his feet on the desk."
John F. Kennedy
"The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time."
Abraham Lincoln
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"Sometimes, the best way to make a point is to make fun of it."
Jimmy Kimmel
"It’s hard to argue with someone who thinks they’re right."
Anonymous
"The presidency is a splendid misery."
James A. Garfield
"I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a Cabinet meeting."
Ronald Reagan
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself – and an occasional president."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"I didn't set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me weird."
Frank Zappa
"When a man opens a car door for his wife, it’s either a new car or a new wife."
Prince Philip
"I get up in the morning and I see the sun shining through the window. I think, 'Well, that's nice,' and then I pull the blinds down and go back to bed."
Howard Dean
"I think the most important thing we can do to help fight terrorism is to make sure that we respect the dignity of every single person on the planet. And that includes people who are serving sentence in our prisons."
Barack Obama
"The road to the White House is paved with the bones of pundits."
Samantha Bee
"I wish I had as much faith in my own ability to govern as the electorate has in me."
William Howard Taft
"If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve."
William Tecumseh Sherman
"I'll be the first to admit that I have no clue what I'm doing. But I know I can make it look good!"
Donald Trump
"The trouble with our economy is that too many people have jobs."
Anonymous
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"I think I've got a good sense of humor. At least that’s what my mom says."
Bill Clinton
"I'm all for keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters."
Frank Lloyd Wright
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy."
Ernest Benn
"I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best."
Oscar Wilde
"I'm not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
Louisa May Alcott
"You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get."
Michael Phelps
"A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user."
Theodore Roosevelt
"If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito."
Betty Reese
"The only time my advice has been followed is when I had a firearm in my hand."
General Douglas MacArthur
"The difference between a politician and a snail is that a snail leaves its shell behind when it moves."
Anonymous
"A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman thinks of the next generation."
James Freeman Clarke
"I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat."
Will Rogers
"I have a problem with authority. When I was in the army, I used to take off my shirt and fire my gun in the air when somebody would tell me to do something."
Unknown
"Whatever you are, be a good one."
Abraham Lincoln
"I'm not great at the advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?"
Cheryl Strayed
"If you're not in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?"
T.S. Eliot
"I never can make out what those who do not believe in God see in themselves."
Thomas Jefferson
"I would make a deal with the devil to see the day when I have my own political party, where I could say whatever I want!"
Andy Samberg
"A president's hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right."
Lyndon B. Johnson
"I think black Americans have been through a hell of a lot, and I really think they deserve to be able to think that they can go to the White House and talk about their lives."
Barack Obama
"You can't be a beacon if your light doesn't shine."
Oprah Winfrey
"It's hard to be a physicist without being an oftentimes liar. Maybe that's why I became president."
Richard Nixon
"I think we all know that the presidency is such a solemn and noble office that we should approach it only when we absolutely have to."
Gerald Ford
"If ignorance is bliss, why aren't there more happy people?"
Charles Dickens
"I don't want everybody to be in the same place, but I want everybody to be free to be themselves."
George W. Bush
"In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem."
George Carlin
"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time."
Abraham Lincoln
"I am not worried about the threats to this country. I am worried about what they will do with my personal information."
Hillary Clinton
"Every man is a king, and I believe it's my job to make sure we have a country that cares for all its citizens."
Jimmy Carter
"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so."
Ronald Reagan
"In politics, absurdity is not a handicap."
Napoleon Bonaparte
"The difference between a politician and a snail is that one is a slimy creature and the other is a mollusk."
Unknown
"Politicians are like diapers; they need to be changed often and for the same reason."
Unknown
"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you."
Unknown
"The problem with political jokes is they get elected."
Henry Cate
"It’s a strange world of human beings. This is something that doesn’t always get considered fully."
Barack Obama
"I have opinions of my own — strong opinions — but I don’t always agree with them."
George H.W. Bush
"If you're a man, you don't get much on your birthday. But if you're a woman, it's a national holiday."
Bill Clinton
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself... and spiders."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"I never shot a man. I shot a president."
Lyndon B. Johnson
"I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific."
Lily Tomlin
"I feel like I could run a mile right now. But I won't."
Barack Obama
"I actually think the White House is a pretty good place to work. It has its ups and downs, but it's a great opportunity to serve."
Bill Clinton
"I must confess that I was not a great student. The worst I ever did was in calculus."
George W. Bush
"You know, you can't be too careful when you're dealing with a president."
John F. Kennedy
"People in the long run are going to do more to regulate themselves than anything the government can propose."
Ronald Reagan
"I think there are two varieties of people; doctors and patients. And I’m a patient."
William Howard Taft
"The president is just a man, and he’s entitled to make mistakes. Just because he’s a big man doesn’t mean he can’t make small mistakes."
Harry S. Truman
"Everything can be changed, and it will be; that’s the main lesson of our history."
Theodore Roosevelt
"I don’t know how to put this, but I’m kind of a big deal."
Ron Burgundy
"The only reason to give a speech is to say something that has no place in a normal conversation."
John F. Kennedy
"The American public is not naive. They’re just a little slow sometimes."
Richard Nixon
"We’re all human. And that’s what I am. I’m just an ordinary human being trying to do the best I can."
Jimmy Carter
"I’m going to fix my hair in front of the camera. I want to look good for my future colleagues!"
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"I don’t think you can measure the impact of a president in terms of their approval ratings."
Harry S. Truman
"We are a nation of laws, not men. Unless, of course, the man is the president."
Thomas Jefferson
"We're not going to let this wreck us. We're going to learn from it, laugh about it, and move on."
Barack Obama
"A perfect example of why I am so concerned about the future of our country is what we just witnessed this day."
George W. Bush
"The hardest challenge of my presidency has been to keep a straight face in the Oval Office."
Bill Clinton
"It’s time for new leadership. Time for a new tsunami."
Donald Trump
"Some people just need a pat on the head and a pat on the butt."
George W. Bush
"Being president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on holding on or he is eaten."
Harry S. Truman
"I’m not a weatherman, but I do have my finger on the pulse of the country."
Al Gore
"As I’m getting older, I feel like I’m ascending to a higher level of understanding."
Jimmy Carter
"I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell."
Harry S. Truman
"I have no idea how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. But I do know how to make a sandwich with a piece of bread and a piece of bread."
George W. Bush
"If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?"
Abraham Lincoln
"The only thing I know is that I know nothing."
George Washington
"You can't be a winner and be afraid to lose."
Charles Barkley, referencing George H.W. Bush
"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer."
Albert Einstein, quoted by John F. Kennedy
"I have a nice and simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches."
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself... and the president!"
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even when there is no river."
Nikita Khrushchev
"I can tell you that I have made some mistakes, and I will probably make some more."
Bill Clinton
"I don't care what you think about me. I don't think about you at all."
Coco Chanel, quoted by Donald Trump
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."
Confucius, quoted by Benjamin Harrison
"If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog."
Harry S. Truman
"I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix."
Dan Quayle
"We’re all going to die, and in the end, none of it will matter."
Richard Nixon
"I’ve learned that mistakes can often be as good a teacher as success."
Jack Welch, referenced by George W. Bush
"The trouble with our people is that they don’t think. They think they think."
Woodrow Wilson
"Nothing is easier than saying words. Nothing is harder than living them day after day."
Arthur Gordon, quoted by John F. Kennedy
"A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul."
George Bernard Shaw
"When they come for you, if you're not on board with the latest fad, they'll just run you over."
Donald Trump
"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have."
Thomas Jefferson
"You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time."
Abraham Lincoln
"I don’t always know what I’m talking about, but I know how to use a teleprompter."
Barack Obama
"It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled."
Mark Twain
"In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"You can’t make a steak without breaking some eggs."
Theodore Roosevelt
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