Top 793 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Presidents - Page 4

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.

There is a fundamental difference between the Jewish idea of creation and that of Islam. The creation according to Islam is not a unique act in a given time but a perpetual and constant event; and God supports and sustains all existence at every moment by His will and His thought. Outside His will, outside His thought, all is nothing, even the things which seem to us absolutely self-evident such as space and time. Allah alone wishes: the Universe exists; and all manifestations are as a witness of the Divine will.

Work Hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. Have no fear; and Never forget a friend.

For more than a quarter of a century on active duty, my house has been my tent, and my home the battlefield.

To Englishmen, life is a topic, not an activity.

A republican government can only be supported by virtue; and the end of all our legislation should be to encourage our fellow citizens in its daily practice.

The other matter to which we beg leave to refer in candor has been the anxiety shown for the Constitution and civil liber­ties because of alleged dictatorial, impatient and vindictive tendencies on our part. This concern is without basis in fact.

The good Lord didn't see fit to put oil and gas only where there are democratically elected regimes friendly to the United States. Occasionally we have to operate in places where, all considered, one would not normally choose to go. But we go where the business is.

I think the cost of energy will come down when we make this transition to renewable energy.

The countries of the American continent and the adjacent islands are for the United States the natural marts of supply and demand.

Reagan proved deficits don't matter.

I would think a lot more would be done to demand justice, to demand that officials in Belgrade have a serious investigation.

Character is a journey, not a destination.

I think we can find a formula that would be to everyone's satisfaction, which would make it possible for Croatia to take some more steps and for Europe to accept us into its midst, and for the talks to start.

Ignoring moralities is always undesirable, but doing so systematically is reallyworrisome.

A brave man is a man who dares to look the Devil in the face and tell him he is a Devil.

Many people think of knowledge as money, They would like knowledge, but do not want to face the perseverance and self- denial that goes into the acquisition of it.

I have always been afraid of banks.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

I sincerely regret the unfortunate choice of language which I used in my letter of August 29 to Congressman McDonough concerning the Marine Corps.

The fight for human rights is about speaking truth to power.

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

The downsides of globalization are indeed painful, ... But taking the bigger pills against its ills is superior to living inside a sterile bubble.

When and under what conditions is the black man to have a free ballot? When is he in fact to have those full civil rights which have so long been his in law?

Today, a large part of Peru's revenues come from mining. Many big mining companies only pay income tax, but they extract minerals, they pollute the water. They don't give any form of compensation to the regions where those minerals are extracted and where they do the damage, forcing the state to help those regions. What my party Gana Peru is stating is that the mining companies will have to pay that compensation. That is called a royalty.

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.

Our country may be likened to a new house. We lack many things, but we possess the most precious of all - liberty!

For six years profound silence was mistaken for profound wisdom.

Fifteen years after the new dispensations started in South Africa, if one looks back, there are reasons to be positive and say we have achieved what we wanted to achieve, but there are also reasons for concern. Not everything turned out exactly as I would have liked it to turn out. On the positive side, we have a good constitution, there has been no effort to really amend the constitution and change the values and the principles contained therein and in our bill of rights.

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

Events and developments that we have observed in 2014, prove that this year will be very difficult for the world economy, but thoughtful economic policy, diversification and unity between the country's leadership and people guarantee that this year will be successful for us.

No tendency is quite so strong in human nature as the desire to lay down rules of conduct for other people.

There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.

It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty.

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.

Armenians, as a people that have survived the Genocide, have a moral duty towards mankind and history in the prevention of genocides. We have done and will continue to do our best to support the persistent implementation of the Genocide Convention. Genocide cannot concern only one people, because it is a crime against humanity.

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.

Never forget the favors done for you. Always forget the favors you’ve done for others.

The chief problem of low-income farmers is poverty.

Donald Trump is a good man, and he will make a great president of the United States of America.

I am a person of action. If I see I can bring a positive change, I will go for it, never mind that something might be hard to achieve.

When a jumbo jet crashes, we will rush in with assistance, but we forget that each day 30,000 children die unnecessarily from poverty-related preventable causes - equivalent to 100 jumbo jets crashing every day.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I deem we have still much to do and will of course strive for stabilizing the situation in the country and continuing reforms. I am confident in success. All we need at this point is public order.

The existence of nuclear weapons presents a clear and present danger to life on Earth. Nuclear arms cannot bolster the security of any nation because they represent a threat to the security of the human race. These incredibly destructive weapons are an affront to our common humanity, and the tens of billions of dollars that are dedicated to their development and maintenance should be used instead to alleviate human need and suffering

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.

Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.

In today's knowledge-based economy, what you earn depends on what you learn. Jobs in the information technology sector, for example, pay 85 percent more than the private sector average.

The governments and the communist parties in Vietnam and China are doing their best to develop their local economies. But the rise of countries in Asia is not in opposition to development and affluence in Western nations. It is a mutually beneficial development. The interests of Western investors are protected in our country. Both we and the West benefit from this in equal measure.

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

Kosovo is not a part of Serbia. It is the very heart of Serbia.

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.

In the new economy, information, education, and motivation are everything.

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.

For me--I hold no commerce with despair!

It is essential that we enable young people to see themselves as participants in one of the most exciting eras in history, and to have a sense of purpose in relation to it.

I would never stay in office against the will of the people. My ethics and patriotism do not allow me to do so.

An honest public servant can't become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service.