#side

As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it. ↗

— Martin Van Buren

#entrance #happiest #life #my life #office

An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#books #case #devil #god #heard

History's just been made for sale to an inside deal. ↗

— Ken Burns

#deal #history #inside #just #made

Congress must not do something just for the sake of doing something. We must carefully and thoughtfully consider the implications of any action and whether that action will help or hinder our ultimate mission of protecting U.S. citizens from terror. ↗

— Richard Burr

#any #carefully #citizens #congress #consider

I've just finished my next collection, Possible Side Effects, and I'm now working on a collection of holiday stories as well as a memoir about my relationship with my father. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#collection #effects #father #finished #holiday

Every man has inside himself a parasitic being who is acting not at all to his advantage. ↗

— William S. Burroughs

#advantage #being #every #every man #himself

You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord. ↗

— Barbara Bush

#all-powerful #guidance #lord #lot #may

I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli. ↗

— George H. W. Bush

#broccoli #eat #going #haven #i

I'm going to be so much better a president for having been at the CIA that you're not going to believe it. ↗

— George H. W. Bush

#believe #better #cia #going #having

To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States. ↗

— George W. Bush

#distinctions #done #honours #i #president