My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference.

Quote by Harry S Truman

Topics: Truth Quotes

If you can read this, thank a teacher.

If you can read this, thank a teacher.

Why, this fellow don't know any more about politics than a pig knows about Sunday.

Why, this fellow don't know any more about politics than a pig knows about Sunday.

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides...

Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides...

A statesman is a politician who has been dead ten or fifteen years

A statesman is a politician who has been dead ten or fifteen years

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...

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.

This administration is going to be cussed and discussed for years to come.

This administration is going to be cussed and discussed for years to come.

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.

Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for...

Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for...

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...

I would rather have peace in the world than be President.

I would rather have peace in the world than be President.

I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who...

I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who...

You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have...

You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have...

A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is...

A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is...

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one...

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one...

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won...

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won...

War is the symptom, not the disease.

War is the symptom, not the disease.

I hope we don't lose in America this demand that those of us who want...

I hope we don't lose in America this demand that those of us who want...

Not to wax nostalgic about the 1970s, but back then people got upset when they...

Not to wax nostalgic about the 1970s, but back then people got upset when they...