Harry S. Truman Quotes

Biography
Type: President
Nationality: American
Born: May 8, 1884
Died: December 26, 1972

A bureaucrat is a Democrat who holds some office that a Republican wants.
Harry S. Truman

A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader.
Harry S. Truman

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
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A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years.
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A President cannot always be popular.
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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.
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A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.
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Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.
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All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.
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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.
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Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it.
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America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.
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Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here.
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Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art.
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Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.
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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.
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Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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