Roosevelt Quotes

174 Roosevelt quotes by 135 unique authors

Americans have not had a presidential choice since 1932. Roosevelt was our man; every president since Roosevelt has been our man. — Harold Wallace Rosenthal
The Eleanor Roosevelt Award that I received for women's rights activities is one I treasure — Patty Duke
My father was a Republican, and he couldn't stand what Franklin Delano Roosevelt was doing to the country. I always say I'm a mean-spirited narrow-minded… — Jane Russell
To meet Roosevelt with all his buoyant sparkle, his iridescence, was like opening a bottle of champagne. — Winston Churchill
This economic boycott is our means of self-defense. President Roosevelt has advocated its use in the National Recovery Administration. — Samuel Untermyer
Smearing good people like Lauchlin Currie [former administrative assistant to President Roosevelt], Alger Hiss and others is, I think, unforgiveable... Anyone knowing Mr. Currie or… — Eleanor Roosevelt
Politicians wanted to mine the Grand Canyon for zinc and copper, and Theodore Roosevelt said, No. — Douglas Brinkley
When Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House, he confessed that if he could be right 75 percent of the time, he would reach the… — Dale Carnegie
The greatest leaders in fighting for an integrated America in the twentieth century were in the Democratic Party. The fact is, it was the liberal… — Newt Gingrich
President Roosevelt, the author of Social Security, was the first to suggest that, in order to provide for the country's retirement needs, Social Security would… — John Doolittle
The promise of Social Security was reflected in President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inter-generational compact that rewards hard work and provides retirement security. — Christine Pelosi
I doubt if these two fine, active minds [President and Mrs. Roosevelt] have ever inquiried how it is they know what they know and think… — H.G. Wells
The crisis [the Great Depression] discovered a great man in Franklin Roosevelt...None too soon he has carried America forward to the second stage of democratic… — H.G. Wells
With self-discipline most anything is possible. Theodore Roosevelt Rule your mind or it will rule you. — Horace
The fact of the matter is it's very reasonable to ask the wealthiest estates to pay their share. We did that since Teddy Roosevelt, a… — Chris Van Hollen
This national argument is usually interpreted as a battle between imperialists led by Roosevelt and Lodge and anti-imperialists led by William Jennings Bryan and Carl… — William Appleman Williams
You CAN NOT judge previous generations by today's standards. Today Mark Twain is called by many, a racist. By the standards of his time, he… — Neal Boortz
Here is Theodore Roosevelt with all his faults and with all his strengthsâ€”the devoted family man, the passionate game hunter, the astute politician, the frustrated… — David Herbert Donald
Death had to take Roosevelt sleeping, for if he had been awake, there would have been a fight. — Thomas R. Marshall
Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Gandhi â€” all these peopled described themselves as quiet and soft-spoken and even shy. And they all took the spotlight, even… — Susan Cain

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