Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

Topics: Brevity Quotes, Communication Quotes

A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.

A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of...

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of...

An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two...

An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two...

I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not...

I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not...

I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.

I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.

The school is that last expenditure upon which Americans should be willing to economize

The school is that last expenditure upon which Americans should be willing to economize

Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from...

Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from...

You must do the things you think you cannot do.

You must do the things you think you cannot do.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.

The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the...

The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the...

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit...

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit...

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all...

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all...

Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from...

Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from...

To stand upon ramparts and die for our principles is heroic, but to sally forth...

To stand upon ramparts and die for our principles is heroic, but to sally forth...

We are fighting to save a great and precious form of government for ourselves and...

We are fighting to save a great and precious form of government for ourselves and...

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us...

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us...

When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.

When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.