You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one. I don't believe in little plans. I believe in plans big enough to meet a situation which we can't possibly foresee now.

Quote by Harry S Truman

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Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of...

Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of...

Whenever a fellow tells me he is bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against...

Whenever a fellow tells me he is bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against...

I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was...

I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was...

The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President...

The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President...

Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.

Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.

Whenever a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me.

Whenever a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me.

The best way to give advise to your children is to find out what they...

The best way to give advise to your children is to find out what they...

The atom bomb was no great decision. It was merely another powerful weapon in the...

The atom bomb was no great decision. It was merely another powerful weapon in the...

I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder...

I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder...

This administration is going to be cussed and discussed for years to come.

This administration is going to be cussed and discussed for years to come.

Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been...

A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been...

People are very much wrought up about the Communist bugaboo

People are very much wrought up about the Communist bugaboo

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

We represent a fraternity which believes in justice and truth and honorable action in your...

We represent a fraternity which believes in justice and truth and honorable action in your...

I don't give a damn about The Missouri Waltz but I can't say it out...

I don't give a damn about The Missouri Waltz but I can't say it out...

There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.

There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.

In my Sunday School class there was a beautiful little girl with golden curls. I...

In my Sunday School class there was a beautiful little girl with golden curls. I...

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too?...

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too?...

Well, it seems to me that the best relationships - the ones that last -...

Well, it seems to me that the best relationships - the ones that last -...

We learn not in the school, but in life

We learn not in the school, but in life