Presidential Quotes - Page 2

• The road to tyranny, we must never forget, begins with the destruction of the truth.

  William J. Clinton

  Freedom, Liberty, Never Forget

  Clinton, William J. (1996). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1995”, p.1594, Best Books on

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  Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Inspirational, Leadership, Wisdom

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• Let it be henceforth proclaimed to the world that man's conscience was created free; that he is no longer accountable to his fellow man for his religious opinions, being responsible therefore only to his God.

  John Tyler

  Religious, Men, Being Free

  Funeral oration for Thomas Jefferson, July 11, 1826.

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• I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.

  John F. Kennedy

  Knowledge, Science, Thinking

  Remarks at dinner honoring Nobel Prize winners of the Western Hemisphere, Washington, D.C., 29 Apr. 1962

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• In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Thomas Jefferson (2013). “The Jefferson Bible [annotated]: Original Old English Version and Modern Updates to The Jefferson Bible”, p.139, BookBaby

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• To waste, to destroy our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them amplified and developed.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Nature, Children

  Theodore Roosevelt, Paul H. Jeffers (1998). “The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations”, p.30, Taylor Trade Publications

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• In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

  Ulysses S. Grant

  Time, War, Patriotic

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Leadership, Basketball

  John F. Kennedy's Speech at the Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 17, 1960.

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• It is weakness rather than wickedness which renders men unfit to be trusted with unlimited power.

  John Adams

  Men, Weakness, Wickedness

  John Adams (2004). “The Portable John Adams”, p.36, Penguin

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• The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Money, War, Famous Inspirational

  Thomas Jefferson, Jerry Holmes (2002). “Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts”, p.18, Rowman & Littlefield

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• I know that the Lord is always on the side of the right. But it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation should be on the Lord's side.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Faith, Prayer, Inspiration

  Abraham Lincoln, James Baird McClure (2006). “Anecdotes and Stories of Abraham Lincoln”, p.139, Stackpole Books

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• There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.

  William Henry Harrison

  Nature, Military, Exercise

  David A. Durfee, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, United States. President (1841-1845 : Tyler) (1970). “William Henry Harrison, 1773-1841: John Tyler, 1790-1862; chronology, documents, bibliographical aids”, Oceana Pubns

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• We have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation of relations of peace and amity with all nations.

  Franklin P. Adams

  Relation, Aggression, Cultivation

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• Accomplishment will prove to be a journey, not a destination.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Inspirational, Motivational, New Year

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

  Harry S. Truman

  Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

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• Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Peace, Fear

  Inaugural Address, 20 Jan. 1961

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• Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality.

  John Tyler

  Inspirational Life, Saving, Earning

  First annual message to Congress, June 01, 1841.

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• I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the president is to increase the gate receipts of expositions and fairs and bring tourists to town.

  William Howard Taft

  Towns, Tourists, Increase

  Letter of Archibald Butt to Clara F. Butt on June 01, 1909. "Taft and Roosevelt: The intimate letters of Archie Butt" by Archibald Willingham Butt, 1930.

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• Popularity, I have always thought, may aptly be compared to a coquette - the more you woo her, the more apt is she to elude your embrace.

  John Tyler

  Elude You, Elude Us, Coquette

  Message to the House, December 18, 1816.

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• There is nothing left to do but get drunk.

  Franklin Pierce

  Drunk, Left

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• I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming.

  Jimmy Carter

  Anniversary, Patriotic, Swimming

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• Being president is like running a cemetery: you've got a lot of people under you and nobody's listening.

  William J. Clinton

  Running, Wisdom, Witty

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• I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.

  Ulysses S. Grant

  Success, Law, Political

  First Inaugural Address, 4 Mar. 1869

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• The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men.

  James Buchanan

  Patriotic, Men, Political

  James Buchanan (2006). “State of the Union Addresses”, p.309, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Time, Ambition, Effort

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