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

Quote by Harry S Truman

Topics: Truth Quotes

My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president...

My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president...

When a leader is in the Democratic party he's a boss; when he's in the...

When a leader is in the Democratic party he's a boss; when he's in the...

It sure is hell to be president.

It sure is hell to be president.

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

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

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.

Most of the problems a President has to face have their roots in the past.

Most of the problems a President has to face have their roots in the past.

I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it's hell.

I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it's hell.

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

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

I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was...

I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was...

I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has...

I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has...

Washington is a very easy city for you to forget where you came from and...

Washington is a very easy city for you to forget where you came from and...

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of...

Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of...

I do not believe there is a problem in this country or the world today...

I do not believe there is a problem in this country or the world today...

Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like...

Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like...

My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or...

My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or...

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without...

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without...

If I want to be great I have to win the victory over myself... self-discipline.

If I want to be great I have to win the victory over myself... self-discipline.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

Marriage and hanging go by destiny; matches are made in heaven

Marriage and hanging go by destiny; matches are made in heaven