Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.

Quote by Dwight D Eisenhower

Topics: People Change Quotes

'Worry' is a word that I don't allow myself to use.

'Worry' is a word that I don't allow myself to use.

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the...

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the...

I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more...

I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more...

If men can develop weapons that are so terrifying as to make the thought of...

If men can develop weapons that are so terrifying as to make the thought of...

Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free.

Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free.

Don't think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed.

Don't think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed.

In the final choice a soldier's pack is not so heavy as a prisoner's chains.

In the final choice a soldier's pack is not so heavy as a prisoner's chains.

How far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend...

How far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend...

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

There is no person in this room whose basic rights are not involved in any...

There is no person in this room whose basic rights are not involved in any...

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

This desk of mine is one at which a man may die, but from which...

This desk of mine is one at which a man may die, but from which...

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care...

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care...

Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to...

Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to...

May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.

We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.

I deplore the need or the use of troops anywhere to get American citizens to...

I deplore the need or the use of troops anywhere to get American citizens to...

There is no glory in battle worth the blood it costs.

There is no glory in battle worth the blood it costs.

War settles nothing.

War settles nothing.

If the United Nations once admits that international disputes can be settled by using force,...

If the United Nations once admits that international disputes can be settled by using force,...