"If I want to be great I have……" — Harry S. Truman
"If I want to be great I have to win the victory over myself... self-discipline."
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314 Quotes by Harry S. Truman
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No one in the world can take the place of your mother. Right or wrong, from her viewpoint you are…
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I always remember an epitaph which is in the cemetery at Tombstone, Arizona. It says: 'Here lies Jack Williams. He…
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When we refused to be forced out of Berlin, we demonstrated to the people of Europe that with their cooperation…
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The responsibility of the great states is to serve, and not to dominate, the world.
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A leader is the man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't want to…
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Whenever a man does the best he can, then that is all he can do.
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Work Hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. Have no…
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I don't want this office, this responsibility, any longer, even if you want me. Find the strongest and most able…
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The fundamental basis of this Nation's law was given to Moses on the Mount. The fundamental basis of our Bill…
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This Nation was established by men who believed in God. ... You will see the evidence of this deep religious…
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This is a Christian nation.
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I've had a few setbacks in my life, but I never gave up.
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What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.
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In the holy city of Mecca, violence of any kind was forbidden. From the moment they left home, pilgrims were…
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The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.
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If you dedicate your attention to discipline in your life you become smarter while you are writing than while you…
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Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little…
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The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to…
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From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work.
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As a man may be born with a mathematical faculty, and by training that faculty year after year may immensely…
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Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline.
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Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage,…
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I do believe sometimes discipline is very important. I'm not just lying around like a lazy cow all the time.
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