Harry Truman

I have learned that it is a great mistake to try to please everybody.

The greatest honor that can be paid me is that I have been able to keep my integrity.

It's a great life if you don't weaken.

I don't think I ever told a lie in my life, except on the golf course.

I am not afraid of the truth. I am not afraid of the facts. I am not afraid of the people.

The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know.

I've been in politics for thirty years and I've never been able to figure out how to get a good night's sleep.

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.

I don't want any of you to be afraid to tell me what you think, even if it is not what I want to hear. If you don't tell me, I won't know.

I have discovered that being a President is like riding a tiger. You have to keep on riding or be swallowed.

The greatest part of my life was spent in the hog business. I know all about hogs. And I think I know a good deal about politics, too.

It isn't the polls that count, it's the totals.

I have tried my best to do what was right. Sometimes I have failed, but I have always tried.

I would rather have peace in the world than be President.

I don't believe in a super race or a super people. I believe in a super individual who is a product of a super race.

The President of the United States has to be a leader, and if he isn't, he isn't worth his salt.

I have found that the greatest problem in the world is to get people to understand each other.

It's a job that will kill you. But it's a job that has to be done.

I'm a fairly good judge of character, and I've met a lot of characters.

I have great faith in the American people. They are a good people, and they will always do the right thing if they are given the facts.