20 quotes
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884-1972)
“Not all readers become leaders, but all leaders must be readers.”
"I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it."
on Wisdom
"Brave men don't belong to any one country. I respect bravery wherever I see it."
on Courage
"Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles."
on Philosophy
"Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, riches take wings, those who cheer today may curse tomorrow and only one thing endures - character."
on Character
"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."
on Power
"I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell."
on Truth
"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit."
on Inspirational
"Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers."
on Leadership
"The only thing new in the world is the history you do not know."
"Show me a man that gets rich by being a politician, and I'll show you a crook."
"How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt?"
"Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here."
on Humor
"I don't give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it is hell."
"The buck stops here."
"Within the first few months I discovered that being a president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep riding or be swallowed."
"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."
on Success
"The "C" students run the world."
"Wherever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship."
on Politics
"Once a decision was made I did not worry about it afterward."
