Harry S. Truman Quotes About Decisions

Quotes about: Decisions

• 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.

  Harry S. Truman

  Powerful, War, Fire

• 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.

  Harry S. Truman

  Leadership, Country, Men

  Harry S. Truman (2014). “1946-52: Years of Trial and Hope”, p.243, New Word City

• 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.

  Harry S. Truman

  Decision, Bucks, Motto

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

  Harry S. Truman

  Choices, Decision, Forget

• The atom bomb was no great decision. It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.

  Harry S. Truman

  Strength, Peace, Powerful

• Once a decision was made, I didn't worry about it afterward.

  Harry S. Truman

  Worry, Decision, Made

• 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.

  Harry S. Truman

  Decision, Mind, President

• 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.

  Harry S. Truman

  Japan, Decision, Bombs

  Harry S. Truman, Robert H. Ferrell (1997). “Off the Record: The Private Papers of Harry S. Truman”, p.47, University of Missouri Press

• 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.

  Harry S. Truman

  Mean, Men, People

  Harry S. Truman (1960). “Mr. Citizen”

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

  Harry S. Truman

  Luxury, Decision, Judgement

  1963 Reply to a Boston University official who had criticized Truman's use of the atomic bomb. Truman Library archives, 23 Sep.

• 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, if Kansas and Colorado have a quarrel over a watershed they don't call out the national guard in each state and go to war over it. They bring suit in the Supreme Court and abide by its decision. There isn't a reason in the world why we can't do that internationally.

  Harry S. Truman

  War, Rivers, Kansas

  "Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry S. Truman, 1945, Volume 1". Book by Harry S. Truman, Best Books on, 1961.

• 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.

  Harry S. Truman

  People, Decision, Mind

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