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

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

It sure is hell to be president.

It sure is hell to be president.

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder...

I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder...

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...

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...

The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its...

The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its...

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...

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...

We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war...

We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war...

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.

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...

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...

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...

A leader has to lead, or otherwise he has no business in politics.

A leader has to lead, or otherwise he has no business in politics.

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.

There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.

If you can read this, thank a teacher.

If you can read this, thank a teacher.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace.

Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace.

I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to...

I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to...

Most people read poetry listening for echoes because the echoes are familiar to them. They...

Most people read poetry listening for echoes because the echoes are familiar to them. They...

Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll...

Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll...