Pessimism never won any battle.

Quote by Dwight D Eisenhower

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I have only one yardstick by which I test every major problem - and that...

I have only one yardstick by which I test every major problem - and that...

Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead...

Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead...

The purpose is clear. It is safety with solvency. The country is entitled to both.

The purpose is clear. It is safety with solvency. The country is entitled to both.

There is nothing wrong with America that the faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy...

There is nothing wrong with America that the faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy...

Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do...

Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do...

The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon...

The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon...

We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the...

We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the...

War settles nothing.

War settles nothing.

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.

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's...

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's...

Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.

Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.

I'm saving that rocker for the day when I feel as old as I really...

I'm saving that rocker for the day when I feel as old as I really...

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history...

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history...

Only strength can cooperate. Weakness can only beg.

Only strength can cooperate. Weakness can only beg.

Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass...

Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass...

An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than...

An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than...

Intellectuals would be much more accepted now than in the '40s.

Intellectuals would be much more accepted now than in the '40s.

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose - a point...

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose - a point...