As the Presidential Primaries continue and the 2016 General Election approaches, we prepare to elect the 45th President of the United States. Here are 44 inspirational and thought provoking quotes from the past 43 presidents of the United States, including one from our current President, Barrack Obama.
“It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.”
-George Washington
“Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.”
-John Adams
“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.”
-Thomas Jefferson
“The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.”
-James Madison
"A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue."
-James Monroe
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”
-John Quincy Adams
“You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.”
-Andrew Jackson
"It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't."
-Martin Van Buren
“Times change, and we change with them.”
-William Henry Harrison
“Everything dependent on human action is liable to abuse."
-John Tyler
“No president (or person) who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure.”
-James K. Polk
“A strong reputation is like a good bonfire. When you have one kindled it's easy to keep the flame burning…”
-Zachary Taylor
“An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory.”
-Millard Fillmore
“If your past is limited, your future is boundless.”
-Franklin Pierce
“What is right and what is practicable are two different things.”
-James Buchanan
“In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.”
-Abraham Lincoln
“It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word.”
-Andrew Johnson
“Two commanders on the same field are always one too many.”
-Ulysses S. Grant
“Conscience is the authentic voice of God to you.”
-Rutherford B. Hayes
“Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.”
-James A. Garfield
“Where you stand depends where you sit.”
-Chester A. Arthur
“Honor lies in honest toil.”
-Grover Cleveland
“The bud of victory is always in the truth.”
-Benjamin Harrison
“It is better to be defeated standing for a high principle than to run by committing subterfuge.”
-Grover Cleveland
“The free man cannot be long an ignorant man.”
-William McKinley
“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.”
-Theodore Roosevelt
“Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment.”
-William Howard Taft
“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.”
-Woodrow Wilson
“There’s good in everybody.”
-Warren G. Harding
“No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.”
-Calvin Coolidge
“Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.”
-Herbert Hover
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
“If you can’t convince them, confuse them.”
-Harry S. Truman
“Plans are nothing; planning is everything.”
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.”
-John F. Kennedy
“The noblest search is the search for excellence.”
-Lyndon B. Johnson
“Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.”
-Richard Nixon
“Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.”
-Gerald Ford
“You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.”
-Jimmy Carter
“Trust, but verify.”
-Ronald Reagan
“You have to understand that people that are hurting are going to criticize.”
-George H. W. Bush
“Character is a journey, not a destination.”
-Bill Clinton
“Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.”
-George W. Bush
“The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on.”
-Barrack Obama
As our government continues on, we will continue to add to this list of quotes said by the distinguished and fearless leaders of the United States of America.
