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: Presidency Quotes

It sure is hell to be president.

It sure is hell to be president.

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...

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

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...

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

I have no desire to crow over anybody or to see anybody eating crow, figuratively...

I have no desire to crow over anybody or to see anybody eating crow, figuratively...

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the...

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and...

Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and...

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

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...

The President is always abused. If he isn't, he isn't doing anything.

The President is always abused. If he isn't, he isn't doing anything.

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 bureaucrat is a Democrat who holds some office that a Republican wants.

A bureaucrat is a Democrat who holds some office that a Republican wants.

A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will...

A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will...

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 you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.