Roosevelt Quotes

174 Roosevelt quotes by 135 unique authors

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter. — Gerald R. Ford
I'm not comparing myself to Bobby Kennedy by any stretch, but he was opposed by the liberal establishment, too. Eleanor Roosevelt was the biggest opponent… — Harold Ford, Jr.
Franklin Roosevelt said the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance to those who have much; it is whether… — Patrick J. Kennedy
I was very careful to send Mr. Roosevelt every few days a statement of our casualties. I tried to keep before him all the time… — George C. Marshall
I am a Republican. I'm loyal to the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. And I believe that my party, in some ways, has… — John McCain
Here is a pretty good rule of thumb for Democratic Presidents: if it didn't work for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won four terms and a… — Jon Meacham
I am a huge admirer of Franklin Roosevelt's, and I believe social security has done untold good in alleviating the once-widespread issue of poverty among… — Jon Meacham
I am a registered Democrat who is determined to return my party to the proletarian principles of the Franklin D. Roosevelt era. — Camille Paglia
My sense of religion is Einstein's sense of relativity. I don't believe in God. I believe that energy never dies. So the possibility exists that… — Mandy Patinkin
Roosevelt talked not only about Freedom from Fear, but also Freedom from Want. — Jeffrey Sachs
The great leaders of the second world war alliance, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, understood the twin sides of destruction and salvation. Their war aims… — Jeffrey Sachs
Teddy Roosevelt is still a hero among environmentalists for his conservationist policies. — Arnold Schwarzenegger
When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa. — Sargent Shriver
Imagine - four years you could have spent travelling around Europe meeting people, or going to the Far East of Africa or India, meeting people,… — Shel Silverstein
I think Democrats made a mistake running away from liberalism. Liberalism, uh, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, John and Robert Kennedy - that's what the Democratic… — Theodore C. Sorensen
The United States has tried for years to live down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's order during World War II to move Japanese-Americans on the West… — Helen Thomas
I say let's go back to a truer use of the word 'freedom.' Let's start with President Franklin Roosevelt's Four Freedoms: freedom of speech and… — Richard Trumka
My parents came from Russia and suddenly they wound up in Boston, Massachusetts, Brookline, Massachusetts and they felt the sun rose and set on Franklin… — Mike Wallace
Since the emergence of the Republican Party, only two Democratic presidents, Franklin Roosevelt and John Kennedy, have been followed by Democrats, and both FDR and… — George Will
The library of my elementary school had this great biography section, and I read all of these paperback biographies until they were dog-eared. The story… — Christine Quinn
One day President Roosevelt told me that he was asking publicly for suggestions about what the war should be called. I said at once 'The… — Winston Churchill
Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them." - Franklin D. Roosevelt — Franklin D. Roosevelt
The bible says no man can take your joy. That means no person can make you live with a negative attitude. No circumstance, no adversity… — Joel Osteen
The government is us; WE are the government, you and I."- Theodore Roosevelt — Theodore Roosevelt
No lover ever studied every whim of his mistress as I did those of President Roosevelt. — Winston Churchill

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