We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But we do assert that the ambition of the individual to obtain for him a proper security is an ambition to be preferred to the appetite…

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

Topics: Attitude Quotes

Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and...

Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and...

I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not...

I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not...

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of...

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of...

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned...

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned...

We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or...

We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or...

If we can boondoggle ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be...

If we can boondoggle ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be...

I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined...

I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined...

I do not believe in Communism any more than you do but there is nothing...

I do not believe in Communism any more than you do but there is nothing...

The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor...

The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor...

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is...

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is...

I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.

I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

The value of love will always be stronger than the value of hate.. Any nation...

The value of love will always be stronger than the value of hate.. Any nation...

There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of...

There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of...

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all...

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all...

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of...

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of...

We do our best that we know how at the moment, and if it doesn't...

We do our best that we know how at the moment, and if it doesn't...

The Four Levels of Comedy: Make your friends laugh, Make strangers laugh, Get paid to...

The Four Levels of Comedy: Make your friends laugh, Make strangers laugh, Get paid to...

Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.

Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.