Quotes by Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

American president

Lived from: 1884 - 1972

Category: Politics Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 8 may 1884 Died: 26 december 1972

  • It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences.
  • We must build a new world, a far better world - one in which the eternal dignity of man is respected.
  • If you want to get elected, shake hands with 25, 000 people between and November 7.
  • All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.
  • We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries.
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  • It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences.
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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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  • 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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  • The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought and action of the whole people of any race, creed or nationality, will always point in the right direction.
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  • 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.
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  • A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader.
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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 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 statesman is a politician who’s been dead ten or fifteen years.
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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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  • Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it.
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  • Being a President is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or he is swallowed.
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  • Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.
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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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  • Give me a one-handed economist! All my economics say, ''On the one hand… on the other.''
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  • How do you live a long life? ''Take a two-mile walk every morning before breakfast.''
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  • How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt?
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  • I always considered statesmen to be more expendable than soldiers.
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  • I always remember an epitaph which is in the cemetery at Tombstone, Arizona. It says: ''Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damnedest.'' I think that is the greatest epitaph a man can have.
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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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What are the most famous quotes from Harry S. Truman?

The two most famous quotes from Harry S. Truman are:

  • "It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences."
  • "Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here."

When did Harry S. Truman live?

Harry S. Truman was born in 1884 and died in the year 1972.