Top quotes by Harry S. Truman

Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better. Votes: 20

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. Votes: 19

I tend to pair up Benjamin Harrison and Dwight Eisenhower because they're the two presidents I can think of who most preferred laziness to labor.... There's not much else you can say about Harrison except that he was president of the United States. Votes: 16

A person who is fundamentally honest doesn't need a code of ethics. The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount are all the ethical code anybody needs. Votes: 15

A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader. Votes: 15

I do not understand a mind which sees a gracious beneficence in spending money to slay and maim human beings in almost unimaginable numbers and deprecates the expenditure of a smaller sum to patch up the ills of mankind. Votes: 14

some smart alecs of those days after World War I used to say: The French fought for liberty, the British fought to control the seas, but the Americans fought for souvenirs. Votes: 13

When a High Explosive shell bursts in fifteen feet and does you no damage, you can bet your sweet life you bear a charmed life and no mistake. Votes: 13

When you can't do any housecleaning because everything that goes on is a damned secret, then we're on our way to something the Founding Fathers didn't have in mind. Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix. Votes: 13

The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it. Votes: 12

The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness. Votes: 12

You and I are stuck with the necessity of taking the worst of two evils or none at all. So-I'm taking the immature Democrat as the best of the two. Nixon is impossible. Votes: 12

He was a great president in his first term; in his second term, he wasn't the same Grover Cleveland he was to begin with. ...Cleveland reestablished the presidency by being not only a chief executive but a leader. Votes: 10

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. Votes: 10

We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries. Votes: 9

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Votes: 8

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. Votes: 8

Work Hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. Have no fear; and Never forget a friend. Votes: 8

I have to decide Japanese strategy - shall we invade Japan proper or shall we bomb and blockade? That is my hardest decision to date. But I'll make it when I have all the facts. Votes: 8

Mama and Papa are more to blame (for delinquency) than the kids; parents should stay home and raise their children and spend less time in taverns. Votes: 8

A bureaucrat is a Democrat who holds some office that a Republican wants. Votes: 7

Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix. Votes: 7

I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. I believe that our help should be primarily through economic and financial aid which is essential to economic stability and orderly political processes. Votes: 7

There is no more fundamental axiom of American freedom than the familiar statement: In a free country we punish men for the crimes they commit but never for the opinions they have. Votes: 6

It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick. But this time it won't work. Votes: 6

I have no desire to crow over anybody or to see anybody eating crow, figuratively or otherwise. We should all get together and make a country in which everybody can eat turkey whenever he pleases. Votes: 6

When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth - then all Americans are in peril. Votes: 5

Despite his unimpressive appearance and manner, he was a brilliant fellow with a crystal-clear mind.... It was just that, when it came time for him to act like an executive, he was like a great many other people; when the time comes to make decisions, they have difficulty doing it. Votes: 3

(The AMA is) "just another mean trust." Votes: 2

When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship. Votes: 2

Without a strong educational system democracy is crippled. Knowledge is not only key to power. It is the citadel of human freedom. Votes: 0

I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it - not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization. Votes: 0

Any story worth telling is worth exaggerating. Votes: 0

The fundamental basis of this Nation's law was given to Moses on the Mount. The fundamental basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the teachings which we get from Exodus and St. Matthew, from Isaiah and St. Paul. Votes: 0

This generation, raised on "Eyewitness News," conditioned by the instant replay, and spared the illumination that comes from tedious historical study, tends to be even more ahistorical than most. Votes: 0

The friendless, the weak, the victims of prejudice and public excitement are entitled to the same quality of justice and fair play that the rich, the powerful, the well-connected, and the fellow with pull thinks he can get. Votes: 0

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny. Votes: 0

Intense feeling too often obscures the truth. Votes: 0

Some day we'll awake, have a reformation of the heart, teach our kids honor and kill a few sex psychologists, put boys in high schools with men teachers (not sissies), close all the girls' finishing schools, shoot all the effeciency experts and become a nation of God's people once more. Votes: 0

It's tougher to be a football coach than the President of the United States. You've got four years as a president, and they guard you. A football coach doesn't have anyone to protect him when things go wrong. Votes: 0

My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States. Votes: 0

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog. Votes: 0

Herbert Hoover once ran on the slogan, 'Two cars in every garage'. Apparently, the Republican candidate this year is running on the slogan, 'Two families in every garage'. Votes: 0

I never would have agreed to the formulation of the Central Intelligence Agency back in forty-seven, if I had known it would become the American Gestapo. Votes: 0

I don't want this office, this responsibility, any longer, even if you want me. Find the strongest and most able and God bless you. Good-bye. Votes: 0

We seek a peaceful world, a prosperous world, a free world, a world of good neighbors, living on terms of equality and mutual respect, as Canada and the United States have lived for generations. Votes: 0

Some of the presidents were great and some of them weren't. I can say that, because I wasn't one of the great presidents, but I had a good time trying to be one, I can tell you that. Votes: 0

Well, I wouldn't say that I was in the great class, but I had a great time while I was trying to be great. Votes: 0

Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima. . . . The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East. Votes: 0

No man should be allowed to be President who does not understand hogs. Votes: 0

I can always get along with an honest friend. Votes: 0

My favorite animal is the mule. He has more horse sense than a horse. He knows when to stop eating - and he knows when to stop working. Votes: 0

Religious and racial persecution is moronic at all times, perhaps the most idiotic of human stupidities. Votes: 0

I don't give a damn about "The Missouri Waltz" but I can't say it out loud because it's the song of Missouri. It's as bad as "The Star-Spangled Banner" so far as music is concerned. Votes: 0

No one who has not had the responsibility can really understand what it is like to be President, not even his closest aides or members of his immediate family. There is no end to the chain of responsibility that binds him, and he is never allowed to forget that he is President. Votes: 0

Imperfect action is better than perfect inaction. Votes: 0

I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have faith in it now. Votes: 0

You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgements about what is going on. Votes: 0

The only things worth learning are the things you learn after you know it all. Votes: 0

He wanted to know what assurance we could give the American people that we aren't getting the tar licked out of us by the North Korean army. It has never happened to us. It won't happen this time. Votes: 0

The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members. Votes: 0

All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it. Votes: 0

The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President that is what it will remain. They have a propaganda machine that is almost equal to Stalin's. Votes: 0

The Marshall Plan will go down in history as one of America's greatest contributions to the peace of the world. Votes: 0

Although I hold the highest civil honour in the world, I have always regarded my rank and title as a Past Grand Master of Masons the greatest honour that had ever come to me. Votes: 0

Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices. Votes: 0

Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes. Votes: 0

I consider Monroe a pretty minor president. In spite of the Monroe Doctrine. That's the only important thing he ever did more or less on his own, when you really get down to it. Votes: 0

How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt? Votes: 0

Some of my best friends never agree with me politically. Votes: 0

It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours. Votes: 0

The newcomers quickly learned their way about and soon felt at home. The Homestead Act of 1862 provided them, as well as many other pioneers, with an opportunity to acquire land and establish family farms. To the land-hungry immigrants, the tough prairie sod seemed a golden opportunity and they conquered it by hard work. Votes: 0

The America to which these Swedish settlers came was a land that needed the hardy qualities they brought. It was not a land that was particularly softhearted towards newcomers, but everyone believed that each should have a fair chance regardless of his origin. Votes: 0

If I'd known how much packing I'd have to do, I'd have run again. Votes: 0

Why, this fellow doesn't know any more about politics than a pig knows about Sunday. Votes: 0

You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one. I don't believe in little plans. I believe in plans big enough to meet a situation which we can't possibly foresee now. Votes: 0

The Russians are liars - you can't trust them. At Potsdam they agreed to everything and broke their word. It's too bad the second world power is like this, but that's the way it is, and we must keep our strength. Votes: 0

All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway. Votes: 0

Children and dogs are as necessary to the welfare of the country as Wall Street and the railroads. Votes: 0

The Republican Party either corrupts its liberals or it expels them. Votes: 0

I have just read your lousy review. You sound like a frustrated old man who never made a success, an eightulcer man on a four ulcer job ... I have never met you but if I do, you'll need a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and a supporter below. Votes: 0

I like riding a bicycle built for two--by myself. Votes: 0

Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice. Votes: 0

There are always a lot of people so afraid of rocking the boat that they stop rowing. We can never get ahead that way. Votes: 0

Brave men don't belong to any one country. I respect bravery wherever I see it. Votes: 0

Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, riches take wings, those who cheer today may curse tomorrow and only one thing endures - character. Votes: 0

We must remember that the test of our religious principles lies not just in what we say, not only in our prayers, not even in living blameless lives - but in what we do for others Votes: 0

The only thing new in the world is the history you do not know. Votes: 0

You want a friend in this city? [Washington, DC.] Get a dog! Votes: 0

Not all readers become leaders, but all leaders must be readers. Votes: 0

Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles. Votes: 0

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first. Votes: 0

In this shrinking world, it is futile to seek safety behind geographical barriers. Real security will be found only in law and in justice. Votes: 0

If you can't convince them, confuse them. Votes: 0

Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it. Votes: 0

I can assure you that flying saucers, given that they exist, are not constructed by any power on Earth. Votes: 0

We are profoundly grateful for the blessings bestowed upon us: the preservation of our freedom, so dearly bought and so highly prized; our opportunities for human welfare and happiness, so limitless in their scope; our material prosperity, so far surpassing that of earlier years; and our private spiritual blessings, so deeply cherished by all. For these we offer fervent thanks to God. Votes: 0

Peace is precious to us. It is the way of life we strive for with all the strength and wisdom we possess. But more precious than peace are freedom and justice. We will fight, if fight we must, to keep our freedom and to prevent justice from being destroyed. Votes: 0

We must have strong minds, ready to accept facts as they are. Votes: 0

The difficulty with businessmen entering politics, after they've had a successful business career, is that they want to start at the top. Votes: 0

Whenever you put a man on the Supreme Court he ceases to be your friend. Votes: 0

Yours is not the task of making your way in the world, but the task of remaking the world which you will find before you. Votes: 0

I always remember an epitaph which is in the cemetery at Tombstone, Arizona. It says: 'Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damnedest.' I think that is the greatest epitaph a man can have - When he gives everything that is in him to do the job he has before him. That is all you can ask of him and that is what I have tried to do. Votes: 0

There shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin. Votes: 0

Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day. Votes: 0

I received a card the other day from Steve Early which said, "Don't Worry Me--I am an 8 Ulcer Man on 4 Ulcer Pay. Votes: 0

I couldn't see well enough to play (baseball) when I was a boy, so they gave me a special job - they made me an umpire. Votes: 0

It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences. Votes: 0

...as soon as the war was over, they had to justify what was done. Votes: 0

[T]he guilty as well as the innocent are entitled to due process of law. They are entitled to a fair trial. They are entitled to counsel. They are entitled to fair treatment from the police. The law enforcement officer has the same duty as the citizen-indeed, he has a higher duty-to abide by the letter and spirit of our Constitution and laws. You yourselves must be careful to obey the letter of the law. You yourselves must be intellectually honest in the enforcement of the law. Votes: 0

[The American President] has to take all sorts of abuse from liars and demagogues."¦ The people can never understand why the President does not use his supposedly great power to make 'em behave. Well, all the President is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway. Votes: 0

A leader has to lead otherwise he has no business in politics. Votes: 0

A leader is the man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't want to do, and like it. Votes: 0

A man cannot have character unless he lives within a fundamental system of morals that creates character. Votes: 0

A man who is influenced by the polls or is afraid to make decisions which make him unpopular is not a man to represent the welfare of the country. Votes: 0

A man who is not interested in politics is not doing his patriotic duty toward maintaining the constitution of the United States. Votes: 0

A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years. Votes: 0

A President cannot always be popular. Votes: 0

A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment. Votes: 0

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it. Votes: 0

A society will be judged by how it treats its weakest members Votes: 0

About the meanest thing you can say about a man is that he means well. Votes: 0

All my life I have fought against prejudice and intolerance. Votes: 0

All of you, I am sure, have heard many cries about Government interference with business and about "creeping socialism." I should like to remind the gentlemen who make these complaints that if events had been allowed to continue as they were going prior to March 4, 1933, most of them would have no businesses left for the Government or for anyone else to interfere with - and almost surely we would have socialism in this country, real socialism. Votes: 0

All through history it's the nations that have given most to generals and the least to the people that have been the first to fall Votes: 0

All will concede that in order to have good neighbors, we must also be good neighbors. That applies in every field of human endeavor. Votes: 0

An optimist is presented with a problem and sees an opportunity. A pessimist is presented with an opportunity and sees a problem. Votes: 0

Andrew Johnson wasn't too bad, but he was overwhelmed by a hostile Congress. Votes: 0

Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here. Votes: 0

Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art. Votes: 0

As you get older, you get tired of doing the same things over and over again, so you think Christmas has changed. It hasn't. It's you who has changed. Votes: 0

At the present moment in world history nearly every nation must choose between alternative ways of life. The choice is too often not a free one. Votes: 0

At this moment, I have in my heart a prayer. As I have assumed my heavy duties, I humbly pray, Almighty God, in the words of King Solomon: 'Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad, for who is able to judge this thy so great people?' I ask only to be a good and faithful servant of my LORD and my people. Votes: 0

At this time, we should renew our faith in God. We celebrate the hour in which God came to man. It is fitting that we should turn to Him. . . But there are many others who are away from their homes and their loved ones on this day. Thousands of our boys are on the cold and dreary battlefield of Korea. But all of us, at home, at war, wherever we may be, are within reach of God's love and power. We can all pray. We should all pray. Votes: 0

Being a president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or he is swallowed. Votes: 0

Being President is a little bit like riding a tiger. You have to keep riding, or else you will be swallowed up by it! Votes: 0

Being too good is apt to be uninteresting. Votes: 0

Believe and you're halfway there. Votes: 0

Beware of the guy praying loudest in the amen corner. Votes: 0

But all of us-at home, at war, wherever we may be-are within the reach of God's love and power. We all can pray. We all should pray. We should ask the fulfillment of God's will. Votes: 0

But Quantrill and his men were no more bandits than the men on the other side. I've been to reunions of Quantrill's men two or three times. All they were trying to do was protect the property on the Missouri side of the line... Votes: 0

Canada and the United States have reached the point where we no longer think of each other as 'foreign' countries. We think of each other as friends, as peaceful and cooperative neighbors on a spacious and fruitful continent. Votes: 0

Canada is a broad land - broad in mind, broad in spirit, and broad in physical expanse. Votes: 0

Canada's eminent position today is a tribute to the patience, tolerance, and strength of character of her people, of both French and British strains. For Canada is enriched by the heritage of France as well as of Britain, and Quebec has imparted the vitality and spirit of France itself to Canada. Canada's notable achievement of national unity and progress through accommodation, moderation and forbearance can be studied with profit by her sister nations. Votes: 0

Canadian-American relations for many years did not develop spontaneously. The example of accord provided by our two countries did not come about merely through the happy circumstance of geography. It is compounded of one part proximity and nine parts good will and common sense. Votes: 0

Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything. Votes: 0

Democracy alone can supply the vitalizing force to stir the peoples of the world into triumphant action, not only against their human oppressors, but also against their ancient enemies-hunger, misery, and despair. Votes: 0

Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice. Votes: 0

Democracy maintains that government is established for the benefit of the individual, and is charged with the responsibility of protecting the individual, and is charged with the responsibility of protecting the rights of the individual and his freedom in the exercise of his abilities. Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice. Votes: 0

Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there is to it. Votes: 0

Dictatorship, by whatever name, is founded on the doctrine that the individual amounts to nothing; that the State is the only one that counts; and that men and women and children were put on earth solely for the purpose of serving the state. Votes: 0

Divine Providence has played a great part in our history. I have the feeling that God has created us and brought us to our present position of power and strength for some great purpose. It is not given to us to know fully what that purpose is, but I think we may be sure of one thing, and that is that our country is intended to do all it can, in cooperating with other nations to help created peace and preserve peace in the world. It is given to defend the spiritual values-the moral code-against the vast forces of evil that seek to destroy them. Votes: 0

Doing the right thing is easy. [It is] much more difficult [to...] figure out what [the right thing] is. Votes: 0

Every segment of our population, and every individual, has a right to expect from his government a fair deal. Votes: 0

Everybody has the right to express what he thinks. That, of course, lets the crackpots in. But if you cannot tell a crackpot when you see one, then you ought to be taken in. Votes: 0

Everybody is headed for the same place, and they are headed on the same train, and under the same engineer. Votes: 0

First of all, it is clear that our efforts in Korea can blunt the will of the Chinese Communists to continue the struggle. The United Nations forces have put up a tremendous fight in Korea and have inflicted very heavy casualties on the enemy. Our forces are stronger now than they have been before. These are plain facts which may discourage the Chinese Communists from continuing their attack. Votes: 0

For reasons of national security and out of consideration for some people still alive I have omitted certain material. Some of this material cannot be made available for many years, perhaps for many generations. Votes: 0

For some time I have been disturbed by the way the CIA has been diverted from its original assignment. It has become an operational and at times a policy making arm of the government. Votes: 0

France is France and a grand place for Frenchman. Votes: 0

Give me a one-handed economist! All my economists say, On the one hand on the other. Votes: 0

Given the choice between a Republican and someone who acts like a Republican, people will vote for the real Republican all the time Votes: 0

Have fired 500 rounds at the Germans, at my command, been shelled, didn't run away thank the Lord and never lost a man. Probably shouldn't have told you but you'll not worry any more if you know I'm in it than if you think I am. Have had the most strenuous work of my life, am very tired but otherwise absolutely in good condition physically mentally and morally. Votes: 0

Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbor, against those who have starved and beaten and executed American prisoners of war, against those who have abandoned all pretense of obeying international laws of warfare. We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans. Votes: 0

He "wasn't used to being criticized, and he never did get it through his head that's what politics is all about. He was used to getting his ass kissed." Votes: 0

He'll sit there are he'll say "Do this! Do that!" and nothing will happen. Poor Ike - it won't be a bit like the army. Votes: 0

Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damndest. Votes: 0

Here we now have the freedom of all religions, and I hope that never again will we have a repetition of religious bigotry, as we have had in certain periods of our own history. There is no room for that kind of foolishness here. Votes: 0

How do you live a long life? "Take a two-mile walk every morning before breakfast." Votes: 0

How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt? What would Jesus Christ have preached if he had taken a poll in the land of Israel? What would have happened to the Reformation if Martin Luther had taken a poll? It isn't polls or public opinion of the moment that counts. It's right and wrong and leadership. Votes: 0

Human life is something that comes to us from beyond this world, and the purpose of our society is to cherish it and to enable the individual to attain the highest achievement of which he is capable Votes: 0

I always considered statesmen to be more expendable than soldiers. Votes: 0

I am proud of my part in the creation of this new state. Our Government was the first to recognize the State of Israel. Votes: 0

I believe in the brotherhood of man, not merely the brotherhood of white men but the brotherhood of all men before law. Votes: 0

I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. Votes: 0

I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. Votes: 0

I can deal with Stalin. He is honest, but smart as hell. Votes: 0

I can remember when a good politician had to be 75 percent ability and 25 percent actor, but I can well see the day when the reverse could be true. Votes: 0

I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has to be done to the best of my ability. And when you've done the best you can, you can't do any better. Votes: 0

I do not believe in shooting anything that cannot shoot back. Votes: 0

I do not believe there is a problem in this country or the world today which could not be settled if approached through the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount. Votes: 0

I don't believe in anti-anything. A man has to have a program; you have to be for something. Otherwise, you will never get anywhere. Votes: 0

I don't feel qualified to be president either, but I've got the job. Votes: 0

I enjoyed my new position as vice president, but it took me a while to get used to the fact that I no longer had the voting privileges I had enjoyed for 10 years as a senator. Votes: 0

I fear we are too much concerned with material things to remember that our real strength lies in spiritual values. Votes: 0

I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me. Votes: 0

I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm and hard work. Votes: 0

I got very well acquainted with Joe Stalin, and I like old Joe! He is a decent fellow. But Joe is a prisoner of the Politburo. Votes: 0

I had carefully read the Balfour Declaration. I had familiarized myself with the history of the question of a Jewish homeland and the position of the British and the Arabs. I was skeptical, as I read over the whole record up to date, about some of the views and attitudes assumed by the 'striped-pants boys' in the State Department. Votes: 0

I have had enough experience in all my years, and have read enough of the past, to know that advice to grandchildren is usually wasted. Votes: 0

I have little patience with people who take the Bill of Rights for granted. The Bill of Rights, contained in the first ten amendments to the Constitution, is every American's guarantee of freedom. Votes: 0

I have tried my best to give the nation everything I had in me. There are probably a million people who could have done the job better than I did it, but I had the job and I always quote an epitaph on a tombstone in a cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona: "Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damndest." Votes: 0

I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell. Votes: 0

I never sit on a fence. I am either on one side or another. Votes: 0

I sincerely regret the unfortunate choice of language, which I used in my letter of Aug 29 to Congress McDonough concerning the Marine Corps... Votes: 0

I sit here all day trying to persuade people to do the things they ought to have the sense to do without my persuading them. That's all the powers of the President amount to. Votes: 0

I suppose that history will remember my term in office as the years when the Cold War began to overshadow our lives. I have hardly a day in office that has not been dominated by this all-embracing struggle. And always in the background there has been the atomic bomb. But when history says that my term of office saw the begining of the Cold War, it will also say that in those eight years we have set the course that can win it. Votes: 0

I think one man is just as good as another so long as he's not a n*gger or a Chinaman. Uncle Will says that the Lord made a White man from dust, a n*gger from mud, then He threw up what was left and it came down a Chinaman. He does hate Chinese and Japs. So do I. It is race prejudice, I guess. But I am strongly of the opinion Negroes ought to be in Africa, Yellow men in Asia and White men in Europe and America. Votes: 0

I think there is an immense shortage of Christian charity among so-called Christians. Votes: 0

I want a one-armed economist, that way he cannot say, 'on the other hand'. Votes: 0

I wonder how many times you have to be hit on the head before you find out who's hitting you? It's about time that the people of America realized what the Republicans have been doing to them. Votes: 0

I would rather have peace in the world than be President. Votes: 0

If I hadn't been President of the United States, I probably would have ended up a piano player in a bawdy house. Votes: 0

If I want to be great, I have to win the victory over myself...self-d iscipline. Votes: 0

If that's art, I'm a Hottentot! Votes: 0

If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the military. Votes: 0

If wars in the future are to be prevented the nations must be united in their determination to keep the peace under law. Votes: 0

If we do not abolish war on this earth, then surely one day war will abolish us from the earth. Votes: 0

If we do not want to die together in war, we must learn to live together in peace. Votes: 0

If we let Korea down, the Soviet[s] will keep right on going and swallow up one [place] after another. Votes: 0

If we see that Germany is winning we ought to help Russia and if Russia is winning we ought to help Germany, and that way let them kill as many as possible. Votes: 0

If you can't beat 'em, confuse 'em. Votes: 0

If you can't convince them [with your logic] then just confound them [with your wit.] Votes: 0

If you can't stand the heat, then move to Minnesota. They have snow in May. Votes: 0

If you don't have your own goals, you'll be doomed to work toward someone else's. Votes: 0

If you don't like the heat, get out of the kitchen. Votes: 0

If you tell Congress everything about the world situation, they get hysterical. If you tell them nothing, they go fishing. Votes: 0

If you think somebody is telling a big lie about you, the only way to answer is with the whole truth. Votes: 0

If you want to get elected, shake hands with 25, 000 people between and November 7. Votes: 0

If you want to live like a Republican, you've got to vote for a Democrat. Votes: 0

Ignorance and its hand-maidens, prejudice, intolerance, suspicion of our fellowman, breed dictators and breed wars. Votes: 0

I'm the ultimately responsible person in this organization. Other people can pass the buck to me, but I can't pass the buck to anyone else. Votes: 0

I'm very proud that I'm smart enough to get to the point Votes: 0

Imperfect action beats perfect inaction every time. Votes: 0

In most of my campaigns, I find it is best not to mention my opponent by name because, by doing so, it just gives him a chance to get into the headlines. Votes: 0

In my generation, this was not the first occasion when the strong had attacked the weak.Communism was acting in Korea just as Hitler, Mussolini, and the Japanese had acted ten, fifteen, and twenty years earlier. I felt certain that if South Korea was allowed to fall, Communist leaders would be emboldened to override nations closer to our own shores. Votes: 0

In my opinion eight years as president is enough and sometimes too much for any man to serve in that capacity. Votes: 0

In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Votes: 0

In the long view, no nation is any healthier than its children. Votes: 0

In the simplest of terms, what we are doing in Korea is this: We are trying to prevent a third world war. Votes: 0

It doesn't matter how big a ranch you own or how many cows you brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather. Votes: 0

It is ignorance that causes most mistakes. Votes: 0

It is noble in its administration: to think and let think, beyond the narrow contracted prejudices of bitter sectarians in these modern times. It is general or universal language, fitted to benefit the poor stranger, which no other institution is calculated to reach, by extending the beneficent hand. Votes: 0

It is organized as a fellowship of men, a system of morals, a philosophy taught by degrees through the use of symbol, story, legend, pictures, and drama. It has served as a center of union among differing backgrounds, cultures, and countries. It serves as the means of conciliating true friendship among persons, who, because of differences, must have otherwise remained at a perpetual distance. Votes: 0

It is time that all Americans realized that the place of labor is side by side with the businessman and with the farmer, and not one-degree lower. Votes: 0

It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. Votes: 0

It isn't important who is ahead at one time or another, in either an election or a horse race. It's the horse that comes in first at the finish that counts Votes: 0

It isn't polls or public opinion at the moment that counts. It is right and wrong and leadership--men with fortitude, honesty, and a belief in the right that makes epochs in the history of the world. Votes: 0

It sure is hell to be president. Votes: 0

It will be just as easy for nations to get along in a republic of the world as it is for you to get along in the republic of the United States. Now when Kansas and Colorado have a quarrel over the water in the Arkansas river they don't call out the national guard in each state and go to war over it. They bring suit in the Supreme Court of the United States and abide by the decision. There isn't a reason in the world why we can't do that internationally. Votes: 0

It's not the hand that signs the laws that holds the destiny of America. It's the hand that casts the ballot. Votes: 0

I've had a few setbacks in my life, but I never gave up. Votes: 0

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most un-American thing in America! Votes: 0

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were political enemies, but they became fast friends. And when they passed away on the same day, the last words of one of them was, The country is safe. Jefferson still lives. And the last words of the other was, John Adams will see that things go forward. Votes: 0

Justice remains the greatest power on earth. To that tremendous power alone will we submit. Votes: 0

Keep working on a plan. Make no little plans. Make the biggest plan you can think of and spend the rest of your life carrying it out. Votes: 0

May the sun never set on American baseball. Votes: 0

May we Americans all live up to our glorious heritage. Votes: 0

Men make history, not the other way around. Votes: 0

Men make history. History does not make the man. Votes: 0

Men often mistake notoriety for fame, and would rather be noticed for their vices than not be noticed at all. Votes: 0

Millions do not now have protection or security against the economic effects of sickness. Votes: 0

Millions of our citizens do not now have a full measure of opportunity to achieve and to enjoy good health. Millions do not now have protection or security against the economic effects of sickness. And the time has now arrived for action to help them attain that opportunity and to help them get that protection. Votes: 0

Most of the problems a President has to face have their roots in the past. Votes: 0

Most of the time most people know the right thing to do ...its the doing of it that gives them trouble Votes: 0

My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference. Votes: 0

Never, never waste a minute on regret. It's a waste of time. Votes: 0

Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for high office talking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time and lying out of both sides. Votes: 0

No nation on this globe should be more internationally minded than America because it was built by all nations. Votes: 0

No one in the world can take the place of your mother. Right or wrong, from her viewpoint you are always right. She may scold you for little things, but never for the big ones. Votes: 0

Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers. Votes: 0

Not every reader is a leader, but every leader must be a reader. Votes: 0

Nothing is more important in our national life than the welfare of our children. Votes: 0

Of course I believe in free enterprise but in my system of free enterprise, the democratic principle is that there never was, never has been, never will be, room for the ruthless exploitation of the many for the benefit of the few. Votes: 0

Of course, there are dangers in religious freedom and freedom of opinion. But to deny these rights is worse than dangerous, it is absolutely fatal to liberty. The external threat to liberty should not drive us into suppressing liberty at home. Those who want the government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination. Votes: 0

On the one hand, the Republicans are telling industrial workers that the high cost of food in the cities is due to this government's farm policy. On the other hand, the Republicans are telling the farmers that the high cost of manufactured goods on the farm is due to this government's labor policy. That's plain hokum. It's an old political trick: "If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em." But this time it won't work. Votes: 0

On tight money: It reflects a reversion to the old idea that the tree can be fertilized at the top instead of at the bottom - the old trickle-down theory. Votes: 0

Once a decision was made, I didn't worry about it afterward... Votes: 0

Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear. Votes: 0

One of the difficulties with all our institutions is the fact that we've emphasized the reward instead of the service. Votes: 0

One of the presidents we could have done without.... There are some things I admire about Tyler, but there were also plenty of things that weren't so admirable.... The reason I have a certain amount of grudging respect for John Tyler is that he knew his own mind and stuck to his decisions. Votes: 0

Our efforts have brought new hope to all mankind. We have beaten back despair and defeatism. We have saved a number of countries from losing their liberty. Hundreds of millions of people all over the world now agree with us, that we need not have war-that we can have peace. Votes: 0

Our goal must not be peace in our time but peace for all time. Votes: 0

Partisanship must end at the waters edge. Votes: 0

People are very much wrought up about the Communist bugaboo. Votes: 0

Politics is a fascinating game, because politics is government. It is the art of government. Votes: 0

Prosperous farmers make for a prosperous nation, and when farmers are in trouble, the nation is in trouble. Votes: 0

Put an underdog on top and it makes no difference whether his name is Russian, Jewish, Negro, Management, Labor, Mormon, or Baptist he goes haywire. I've found very, very few who remember their past condition when prosperity comes. Votes: 0

Republicans don't like people to talk about depressions. You can hardly blame them for that. You remember the old saying: Don't talk about rope in the house where somebody has been hanged. Votes: 0

Some questions cannot be answered, but they can be decided. Votes: 0

Study men, not historians. Votes: 0

Such an atmosphere is un-American, the most un-American thing we have to contend with today. It is the climate of a totalitarian country in which scientists are expected to change their theories to match changes in the police state's propaganda line. Votes: 0

Term limits would cure both senility and seniority- both terrible legislative diseases. Votes: 0

The absence of war is not peace. Votes: 0

The atom bomb was no "great decision." It was used in the war, and for your information, there were more people killed by fire bombs in Tokyo than dropping of the atomic bombs accounted for. It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness. The dropping of the bombs stopped the war, save millions of lives. Votes: 0

The atomic bomb is too dangerous to be loose in a lawless world. Votes: 0

The attack upon Korea was an outright breach of the peace and a violation of the Charter of the United Nations. By their actions in Korea, Communist leaders have demonstrated their contempt for the basic moral principles on which the United Nations is founded. This is a direct challenge to the efforts of the free nations to build the kind of world in which men can live in freedom and peace. Votes: 0

The 'C' students run the world. Votes: 0

The fundamental basis of this nation's laws was given to Moses on the Mount"¦If we don't have a proper fundamental moral background, we will finally end up with a totalitarian government which does not believe in rights for anybody except the State. Votes: 0

The greatest honor that has come to me, and that can ever come to me in my life, is to be Grand Master of Masons in Missouri. Votes: 0

The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought and action of the whole people of any race, creed or nationality, will always point in the right direction. Votes: 0

The human race has reached a turning point. Man has opened the secrets of nature and mastered new powers. If he uses them wisely, he can reach new heights of civilization. If he uses them foolishly, they may destroy him. Man must create the moral and legal framework for the world which will insure that his new powers are used for good and not for evil. Votes: 0

The Jews, I find, are very, very selfish. They care not how many Estonians, Latvians, Finns, Poles, Yugoslavs or Greeks get murdered or mistreated as Displaced Persons as long as the Jews get special treatment. Yet when they have power, physical, financial or political neither Hitler nor Stalin has anything on them for cruelty or mistreatment to the under dog. Put an underdog on top and it makes no difference whether his name is Russian, Jewish, Negro, Management, Labor, Mormon, Baptist he goes haywire. I've found very, very few who remember their past condition when prosperity comes. Votes: 0

The legislative job of the President is especially important to the people who have no special representatives to plead their cause before Congressand that includes the great majority. I sometimes express it by saying the President is the only lobbyist that one hundred and fifty million Americans have. The other twenty million are able to employ people to represent themand thats all right, its the exercise of the right of petitionbut someone has to look after the interests of the one hundred and fifty million that are left. Votes: 0

The most peaceful thing in the world is plowing a field. Chances are you'll do your best thinking that way. Votes: 0

The most peaceful thing in the world is plowing a field. Chances are you'll do your best thinking that way. And that's why I've always thought and said, farmers are the smartest people in the world, they don't go for high hats and they can spot a phony a mile off. Votes: 0

The only new thing is history we don't know. Votes: 0

The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know. Votes: 0

The only thing you have to worry about is bad luck. I never had bad luck. Votes: 0

The President hears a hundred voices telling him that he is the greatest man in the world. He must listen carefully indeed to hear the one voice that tells him his is not. Votes: 0

The President is always abused. If he isn't, he isn't doing anything. Votes: 0

The record proves that in peaceful commerce the combined efforts of our countries can produce outstanding results. Our trade with each other is far greater than that of any other two nations on earth. Votes: 0

The Republican party still helps the rich and sticks a knife in the back of the poor. Votes: 0

The Republicans believe in the minimum wage -- the more the minimum, the better. Votes: 0

The responsibility of the great states is to serve, and not to dominate, the world. Votes: 0

The seeds of totalitarian regimes are nurtured by misery and want. Votes: 0

The stress stops here Votes: 0

The successful man has enthusiasm. Good work is never done in cold blood; heat is needed for forge anything. Every great achievement is the story of a flaming heart. Votes: 0

The true foundation of the brotherhood of humankind is belief in the knowledge that God is the Father of humankind. For us, therefore, brotherhood is not only a generous impulse but also a divine command. Votes: 0

The United States has become great because we, as a people, have been able to work together for great objectives even while differing about details. Votes: 0

The United States is not so strong, the final triumph of the democratic ideal is not so inevitable that we can ignore what the world thinks of us or our record. Votes: 0

The United States recognizes the provisional government as the de facto authority of the new State of Israel. Votes: 0

The United States should not under any circumstances throw away our gun until we are sure the rest of the world cannot arm against us. Votes: 0

The United States, which would live on Christian principles with all of the peoples of the world, cannot omit a fair deal for its own Indian citizens. Votes: 0

The way in which you endure that which you must endure is more important than the crisis itself. Votes: 0

The White House is the finest prison in the world. Votes: 0

The world has experienced a revival of an old faith in the everlasting moral force of justice. At no time in history has there been a more important Conference, or a more necessary meeting, than this one in San Francisco, which you are opening today. Votes: 0

There has been a lot of talk lately about the burdens of the Presidency. Decisions that the President has to make often affect the lives of tens of millions of people around the world, but that does not mean that they should take longer to make. Some men can make decisions and some cannot. Some men fret and delay under criticism. I used to have a saying that applies here, and I note that some people have picked it up, If you cant stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Votes: 0

There is a lure in power. It can get into a man's blood just as gambling and lust for money have been known to do Votes: 0

There is enough in the world for everyone to have plenty, to live happily, and to be at peace with his neighbors. Votes: 0

There is no gratitude for things past. Gratitude is always for what you're going to do for people in the future. Votes: 0

There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know. Votes: 0

There is some risk involved in action, there always is. But there is far more risk in failure to act. Votes: 0

There isn't any question about Washington's greatness. If his administration had been a failure, there would have been no United States. A lesser man couldn't have done it.... Washington was both a great administrator and a great leader, a truly great man in every way. Votes: 0

There's nothing better than cake but more cake. Votes: 0

They said we were soft, that we would not fight, that we could not win. We are not a warlike nation. We do not go to war for gain or for territory; we go to war for principles, and we produce young men like these. I think I told every one of them that I would rather have that medal, the Congressional Medal of Honor, than to be President of the United States. Votes: 0

This [minimum wage] legislation, passed by the 81st Congress at its first session, is an important addition to the laws we live by. It is a measure dictated by social justice. It adds to our economic strength. It is founded on the belief that full human dignity requires at least a minimum level of economic sufficiency and security. Votes: 0

This administration is going to be cussed and discussed for years to come. Votes: 0

This attack has made it clear, beyond all doubt, that the international Communist movement is willing to use armed invasion to conquer independent nations. An act of aggression such as this creates a very real danger to the security of all free nations. Votes: 0

This government has been informed that a Jewish state has been proclaimed in Palestine, and recognition has been requested by the provisional government thereof. The United States recognizes the provisional government as the de facto authority of the new State of Israel. Votes: 0

This is a Christian nation. Votes: 0

This is the first time in my experience... that I ever heard of a Senator trying to discredit his own Government before the world.... Your telegram is not only not true and an insolent approach to a situation that should have been worked out between man and man - but it shows conclusively that you are not even fit to have a hand in the operation of the Government of the United States. Votes: 0

This Nation was established by men who believed in God. ... You will see the evidence of this deep religious faith on every hand. Votes: 0

Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination. Votes: 0

Three things ruin a man: power, money, and women. I never wanted power. I never had any money, and the only woman in my life is up at the house right now. Votes: 0

To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone. Votes: 0

To me party platforms are contracts with the people. Votes: 0

To reporters the day after his accession to the presidency, April 13, 1945: When they told me yesterday what had happened, I felt like the moon, the stars and all the planets had fallen on me. Votes: 0

To you who answered the call of your country and served in its Armed Forces to bring about the total defeat of the enemy, I extend the heartfelt thanks of a grateful Nation. As one of the Nation's finest, you undertook the most severe task one can be called upon to perform. Because you demonstrated the fortitude, resourcefulness and calm judgment necessary to carry out that task, we now look to you for leadership and example to further exalting our country in peace. Votes: 0

Today, America has become one of the most powerful forces for good on earth. We must keep it so. Votes: 0

Too many?pass judgement on wartime decisions in the luxury of a peacetime environment. Votes: 0

Unless Russia is face with an iron fist and strong language, another is in the making. Only one language do they understand - 'How many divisions have you?' ... I'm tired of babying the Soviets. Votes: 0

Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of registering, perpetuating and transmitting thought. Votes: 0

Washington is a very easy city for you to forget where you came from and why you got there in the first place. Votes: 0

We all have to recognise, no matter how great our strength, that we must deny ourselves the licence to do always as we please. Votes: 0

We are trying to prevent a third world war. Votes: 0

We believe that all men are created equal because they are created in the image of God Votes: 0

We can all pray. We all should pray. We should ask the fulfillment of Gods will. We should ask for courage, wisdom, for the quietness of soul which comes alone to them who place their lives in His hands. Votes: 0

We can never tell what is in store for us. Votes: 0

We fully realize today that victory in war requires a mighty united effort. Certainly, victory in peace calls for, and must receive, an equal effort. Man has learned long ago, that it is impossible to live unto himself. This same basic principle applies today to nations. We were not isolated during the war. We dare not now become isolated in peace. Votes: 0

We have found that it is easier for men to die together on the field of battle than it is for them to live together at home in peace. Votes: 0

We have gone a long way toward civilization and religious tolerance, and we have a good example in this country. Here the many Protestant denominations, the Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox Church do not seek to destroy one another in physical violence just because they do not interpret every verse of the Bible in exactly the same way. Here we now have the freedom of all religions, and I hope that never again will we have a repetition of religious bigotry, as we have had in certain periods of our own history. There is no room for that kind of foolishness here. Votes: 0

We must build a new world, a far better world - one in which the eternal dignity of man is respected. Votes: 0

We must earn the peace we seek just as we earned victory in the war, not by wishful thinking but by realistic effort. At no time in our history has unity among our people been so vital as it is at the present time. Unity of purpose, unity of effort, and unity of spirit are essential to accomplish the task before us. Votes: 0

We must face the fact that peace must be built on power, as well as upon good will and good deeds. Votes: 0

We must help to the limits of our strength. And we will. Votes: 0

We must never forget that this coutry was founded by men who came to these shores to worship God as they pleased. Catholics, Jews, and Protestants, all came here for this great purpose. They did not come here to do as they pleased - but to worship God as they pleased, and that is an important distinction. Votes: 0

We should resolve now that the health of this nation is a national concern; that financial barriers in the way of attaining health shall be removed; that the health of all it's citizens deserves the help of all the nation. Votes: 0

We were well aware that the end of the fighting would not automatically settle the problems arising out of the war. The establishment of peace after the fighting is over has always been a difficult task. Votes: 0

We worship money instead of honour. Votes: 0

When contemplating General Eisenhower winning the Presidential election, Truman said, Hell sit here, and hell say, Do this! Do that! And nothing will happen. Poor Ikeit wont be a bit like the Army. Hell find it very frustrating. Votes: 0

When the decision is up before you-and on my desk I have a motto which says "The buck stops here"-the decision has to be made. Votes: 0

When the Liberals said they were going to create a million new jobs, I didn't think they were all going to be tax collectors. If you can't convince them, confuse them. Votes: 0

When we refused to be forced out of Berlin, we demonstrated to the people of Europe that with their cooperation we would act, and act resolutely, when their freedom was threatened. Votes: 0

When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint - understand what he is trying to do - nine times out of ten he is trying to do right. Votes: 0

When you get to be President, there are all those things, the honors, the twenty-one gun salutes, all those things. You have to remember it isn't for you. It's for the Presidency. Votes: 0

Whenever a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me. Votes: 0

Whenever a man does the best he can, then that is all he can do. Votes: 0

Whenever the press quits abusing me I know Im in the wrong pew. I dont mind it because when they throw bricks at meIm a pretty good shot myself and I usually throw em back at em. Votes: 0

Whenever the press quits abusing me, I know I'm in the wrong pew. Votes: 0

With firm faith in our hearts, to sustain us along the hard road to victory, we will find our way to a secure peace, for the ultimate benefit of all humanity. Votes: 0

Within the first few months I discovered that being president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep riding or be swallowed. The fantastically crowded nine months of 1945 taught me that a President either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt I could let up for a single moment. Votes: 0

You know of our sympathetic interest in this country in Iran's desire to control its natural resources. From this point of view we were happy to see that the British Government has on its part accepted the principle of nationalization. Votes: 0

You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents came from. It is a belief that all men are created free and equal and that everyone deserves an even break. Votes: 0

You members of this Conference are to be the architects of the better world. In your hands rests our future. Votes: 0

You should never form judgments from front page headlines. As with a contract, the fine print on the inside pages should be carefully studied. Votes: 0

You can't get rich in politics unless you're a crook. Votes: 0

Of course, there are dangers in religious freedom and freedom of opinion. But to deny these rights is worse than dangerous, it is absolutely fatal to liberty. Votes: 0

I said that an expert was a fella who was afraid to learn anything new because then he wouldn't be an expert anymore. Votes: 0

It can be lost, and it will be, if the time ever comes when these documents are regarded not as the supreme expression of our profound belief, but merely as curiosities in glass cases. Votes: 0

We have to get tough with the Russians. They don't know how to behave. They are like bulls in a china shop. They are only 25 years old. We are over 100 and the British are centuries older. We have got to teach them how to behave. Votes: 0

Our religious faith gives us the answer to the false beliefs of Communism... I have the feeling that God has created us and brought us to our present position of power and strength for some great purpose. Votes: 0

It is through generous giving, that we affirm before the world, our nation's faith in the inalienable right of every man, to a life of freedom, justice and security. Votes: 0

When you have to deal with a beast, you have to treat him as a beast. It is most regrettable but nevertheless true. Votes: 0

Leadership is getting people to do things that they don't want to do. Votes: 0

If you can't dance then you are a loser. Votes: 0

I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder how the hell you ever got here. For the next six months you wonder how the hell the rest of them ever got here. Votes: 0