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

Quote by Harry S Truman

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It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the...

It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the...

If I hadn't been President of the United States, I probably would have ended up...

If I hadn't been President of the United States, I probably would have ended up...

Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of...

Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of...

You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one....

You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one....

When you get to be President, there are all those things, the honors, the twenty-one...

When you get to be President, there are all those things, the honors, the twenty-one...

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

To hell with them. When history is written they will be the sons of bitches...

To hell with them. When history is written they will be the sons of bitches...

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

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

All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and...

All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and...

Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no...

Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no...

The only thing new in this world is the history that you don't know

The only thing new in this world is the history that you don't know

Study men, not historians.

Study men, not historians.

If I'd known how much packing I'd have to do, I'd have run again.

If I'd known how much packing I'd have to do, I'd have run again.

If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.

If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.

Well, I wouldn't say that I was in the great class, but I had a...

Well, I wouldn't say that I was in the great class, but I had a...

It sure is hell to be president.

It sure is hell to be president.

I learned that a great leader is a man who has the ability to get...

I learned that a great leader is a man who has the ability to get...

Most people think of leadership as a position and therefore don't see themselves as leaders.

Most people think of leadership as a position and therefore don't see themselves as leaders.

A leader's role is to raise people's aspirations for what they can become and to...

A leader's role is to raise people's aspirations for what they can become and to...