It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. - former US President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Remember you are just an extra in everyone else's play.

Remember you are just an extra in everyone else's play.

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...

They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human...

They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human...

Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.

Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.

I do not believe in Communism any more than you do but there is nothing...

I do not believe in Communism any more than you do but there is nothing...

I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.

I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.

You must do the things you think you cannot do.

You must do the things you think you cannot do.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Too often in recent history liberal governments have been wrecked on rocks of loose fiscal...

Too often in recent history liberal governments have been wrecked on rocks of loose fiscal...

The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.

The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.

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

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

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...

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,...

If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time.

If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time.

It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than...

It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than...

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...

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The...

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The...

To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail,...

To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail,...

A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.

A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.