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Harry Truman quotes: Poor Ike. He'll say do this and do that and nothing at all will happen.

Poor Ike. He'll say do this and do that and nothing at all will happen.

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

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

Harry Truman quotes: You want a friend in this city? [Washington, DC.] Get a dog!

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

Harry Truman quotes: It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

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

Harry Truman quotes: The union of our arms in

The union of our arms in

Harry Truman quotes: America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

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

Harry Truman quotes: Once a decision was made, I didn't worry about it afterward ...

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

Harry Truman quotes: 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.

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.

Harry Truman quotes: He was a windbag. He made a great many orations, and I imagine he did a very good job, but he was still a windbag

He was a windbag. He made a great many orations, and I imagine he did a very good job, but he was still a windbag

Harry Truman quotes: The responsibility of the great states is to serve and not to dominate the world.

The responsibility of the great states is to serve and not to dominate the world.

Harry Truman quotes: Politics sure is the ruination of many a good man.

Politics sure is the ruination of many a good man.

Harry Truman quotes: The bulk of the uranium available to

The bulk of the uranium available to

Harry Truman quotes: Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a Republican. But I repeat myself.

Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a Republican. But I repeat myself.

Harry Truman quotes: Within the first few months I discovered that being President is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or be swallowed.

Within the first few months I discovered that being President is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or be swallowed.

Harry Truman quotes: worked, the bomb, in all probability, would shorten

worked, the bomb, in all probability, would shorten

Harry Truman quotes: You know when people can get excited over the ordinary things in life, they live

You know when people can get excited over the ordinary things in life, they live

Harry Truman quotes: The only things worth learning are the things you learn after you know it all.

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

Harry Truman quotes: Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day.

Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day.

Harry Truman quotes: How many times do you have to get hit over the head until you figure out who's hitting you.

How many times do you have to get hit over the head until you figure out who's hitting you.

Harry Truman quotes: Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles.

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

Harry Truman quotes: There's nothing better than cake but more cake.

There's nothing better than cake but more cake.

Harry Truman quotes: I'm just a politician from Missouri and proud of it.

I'm just a politician from Missouri and proud of it.

Harry Truman quotes: I won't sell influence and I'm perfectly willing to be cussed if I'm right.

I won't sell influence and I'm perfectly willing to be cussed if I'm right.

Harry Truman quotes: I wonder how far Moses would have gone if he'd taken a poll in Egypt?

I wonder how far Moses would have gone if he'd taken a poll in Egypt?

Harry Truman quotes: The 'C' students run the world.

The 'C' students run the world.

Harry Truman quotes: Not all readers become leaders, but all leaders must be readers.

Not all readers become leaders, but all leaders must be readers.

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

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

Harry Truman quotes: I fired MacArthur because he wouldn't respect the authority of the president. I didn't fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was.

I fired MacArthur because he wouldn't respect the authority of the president. I didn't fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was.

Harry Truman quotes: Believe and you're halfway there.

Believe and you're halfway there.

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

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

Harry Truman quotes: Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.

Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.

Harry Truman quotes: A President cannot always be popular.

A President cannot always be popular.

Harry Truman quotes: It is ignorance that causes most mistakes.

It is ignorance that causes most mistakes.

Harry Truman quotes: everything I've read about his death indicates that he died peacefully, and perhaps he died because he'd accomplished his purpose. He

everything I've read about his death indicates that he died peacefully, and perhaps he died because he'd accomplished his purpose. He

Harry Truman quotes: Brave men don't belong to any one country. I respect bravery wherever I see it.

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

Harry Truman quotes: I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.

I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.

Harry Truman quotes: We must have strong minds, ready to accept facts as they are.

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

Harry Truman quotes: The only thing new in the world is the history you do not know.

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

Harry Truman quotes: A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.

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

Harry Truman quotes: Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice.

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

Harry Truman quotes: Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

Harry Truman quotes: 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.

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.

Harry Truman quotes: We believe that all men are created equal because they are created in the image of God.

We believe that all men are created equal because they are created in the image of God.

Harry Truman quotes: [I am] just a common everyday man whose instincts are to be ornery, who's anxious to be right.

[I am] just a common everyday man whose instincts are to be ornery, who's anxious to be right.

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

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

Harry Truman quotes: large numbers of reporters and

large numbers of reporters and

Harry Truman quotes: 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.

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.

Harry Truman quotes: Actions are the seeds of fate. Deeds grow into destiny.

Actions are the seeds of fate. Deeds grow into destiny.

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

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

Harry Truman quotes: 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.

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.

Harry Truman quotes: The only thing that's really new is the history you don't know.

The only thing that's really new is the history you don't know.

Harry Truman quotes: 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.

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.

Harry Truman quotes: If you can't dance then you are a loser.

If you can't dance then you are a loser.

Harry Truman quotes: 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.

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.

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

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

Harry Truman quotes: I shall continue to do what I think is right, whether anybody likes it or not.

I shall continue to do what I think is right, whether anybody likes it or not.

Harry Truman quotes: The Republicans believe in the minimum wage the more the minimum, the better.

The Republicans believe in the minimum wage
the more the minimum, the better.

Harry Truman quotes: It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose your own.

It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose your own.

Harry Truman quotes: him up, of course. I don't know whether they

him up, of course. I don't know whether they