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

Quote by Harry S Truman

Topics: Harry S Truman Quotes

It sure is hell to be president.

It sure is hell to be president.

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...

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...

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...

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....

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

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...

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...

The reward of suffering is experience.

The reward of suffering is experience.

In my opinion eight years as president is enough and sometimes too much for any...

In my opinion eight years as president is enough and sometimes too much for any...

If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the...

If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the...

If we do not abolish war on this earth, then surely one day war will...

If we do not abolish war on this earth, then surely one day war will...

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...

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...

Whenever you put a man on the Supreme Court he ceases to be your friend.

Whenever you put a man on the Supreme Court he ceases to be your friend.

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...

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...

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...

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

Truth, which is important to a scholar, has got to be concrete. And there is...

Truth, which is important to a scholar, has got to be concrete. And there is...