George Stephanopoulos Quotes

“For the president to resign now would be wrong. President Clinton may have debased himself with his behavior, but we shouldn't debase the office with an impulsive overreaction.”

— George Stephanopoulos

“The Clinton paradox: How could a president so intelligent, so compassionate, so public-spirited and so conscious of his place in history act in such a stupid, selfish and self-destructive manner?”

— George Stephanopoulos

“The President has kept all of the promises he intended to keep.”

— George Stephanopoulos

“You would have to say his number one accomplishment has been to inspire a sense of confidence in the country. That confidence, that optimism, not only gives President Obama a political cushion, but it could have a real world economic impact.”

— George Stephanopoulos

“If we can kill Saddam, we should.”

— George Stephanopoulos

“The longer the president goes without telling his side of the story, the more unease there will be in the public.”

— George Stephanopoulos

Four years in the White House and two presidential campaigns is an awful long time. In politics, every year in the White House is like dog years, six years off your life.

— George Stephanopoulos

“It's going to be a long, hot summer. The hotter it gets in Baghdad, the hotter it will get in D.C.”

— George Stephanopoulos

“There has been an awful lot of time and money spent looking at the president over the last four years The American people saw through those investigations. They voted for the president. And despite all of this time and attention, nothing has turned up because the president and the first lady did nothing wrong.”

— George Stephanopoulos

“In politics, every year in the White House is like dog years, it takes off seven years of your life.”

— George Stephanopoulos

Well, I did say we'll put it out and we'll put it out when we can. But I don't know what we can put out or when we can put it out.

— George Stephanopoulos

I'm learning all the right vocabulary words - 'You're right, I'm wrong.'

— George Stephanopoulos

“Democrats had a secret meeting in Reid's office on Halloween night at 6:15 and they hatched this plot, ... They said the only way they could get this investigation going was to do it in secret. They say they've been frustrated for a year and a half in getting this investigation into whether the administration twisted the intelligence and they're making no apologies whatsoever for it.”

— George Stephanopoulos

“I do not believe that loyalty should demand defending behavior that I find abhorrent.”

— George Stephanopoulos