I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency.

Quote by Dwight David Eisenhower

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Politics is a profession; a serious, complicated and, in its true sense, a noble one.

Politics is a profession; a serious, complicated and, in its true sense, a noble one.

I feel impelled to speak today in a language that in a sense is new-one...

I feel impelled to speak today in a language that in a sense is new-one...

Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he...

Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he...

Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights...

Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights...

Our government makes no sense unless it is founded on a deeply held religious belief...

Our government makes no sense unless it is founded on a deeply held religious belief...

When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were - to...

When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were - to...

People in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than governments.

People in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than governments.

I have found out in later years [that] we were very poor, but the glory...

I have found out in later years [that] we were very poor, but the glory...

Leadership is a word and a concept that has been more argued than almost any...

Leadership is a word and a concept that has been more argued than almost any...

Legislation to apply the principle of equal pay for equal work without discrimination because of...

Legislation to apply the principle of equal pay for equal work without discrimination because of...

Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long...

Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long...

Things are more like they are now than they ever were before

Things are more like they are now than they ever were before

We are proud because from the beginning of this nation man can walk upright no...

We are proud because from the beginning of this nation man can walk upright no...

Pessimism never won any battle.

Pessimism never won any battle.

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the...

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the...

How has retirement affected my golf game? A lot more people beat me now.

How has retirement affected my golf game? A lot more people beat me now.

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy,...

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy,...

Certainly in the next 50 years we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than...

Certainly in the next 50 years we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than...

Its not easy to have the job of president. Its not easy to run for...

Its not easy to have the job of president. Its not easy to run for...