Harry S. Truman Quotes

Famous quotes from Harry Truman, former President of the United States.

Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it.

~ Harry S. Truman

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." "Never step on a fresh turd on a hot summers day.

~ Harry S. Truman

The buck stops here!

~ Harry S. Truman

When you get to be President, there are all those things, the honors, the twenty-one gun salutes, all those things. You have to remember it isn’t for you. It’s for the Presidency.

~ Harry S. Truman

You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents came from. It is a belief that all men are created free and equal and that everyone deserves an even break.

~ Harry S. Truman

If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.

~ Harry S. Truman

Wow! That was a lot louder than I thought it’d be.

~ Harry S. Truman

An optimist is presented with a problem and sees an opportunity. A pessimist is presented with an opportunity and sees a problem.

~ Harry S. Truman

If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.

~ Harry S. Truman

Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time, and if he ever caught himself telling the truth, he'd lie just to keep his hand in.

~ Harry S. Truman

The only thing new on this earth is the history you don't know.

~ Harry S. Truman

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