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Quotes by Harry S Truman

Harry S Truman

“If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog”

“Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day.”

“The C students run the world.”

“Always be sincere, even if you dont mean it.”

“Whenever you have efficient government, you have a dictatorship”

“My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, theres hardly any difference.”

“If you cant stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.”

“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”

“If you cannot convince them, confuse them.”

“The best way to lose weight is to eat all you want of everything you dont like”

“We must build a new world, a far better world -- one in which the eternal dignity of man is respected.”

“To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.”

“Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.”

“How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt?.”

“The buck stops here!”

“Carry the battle to them. Dont let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and dont ever apologize for anything.”

“A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties”

“If it wasnt for dogs, some people would never go for a walk.”

“When youve done the best you can, you cant do any better”

“Its a recession when your neighbor loses his job; its a depression when you lose yours.”