Welcome to our collection of Quotes by Presidents. Throughout the history of the United States, its leaders have often found themselves in the spotlight, facing numerous challenges and making critical decisions that have shaped the nation’s course. In these moments of leadership, presidents have delivered inspiring speeches, provided words of wisdom, and shared their insights on various topics, leaving behind a legacy of memorable quotes that continue to resonate with people from all walks of life.
On this page, you will find a curated selection of quotes by presidents, spanning different eras and addressing a wide range of issues. Whether you’re seeking words of inspiration, leadership guidance, or historical perspective, these quotes offer valuable insights into the minds of those who have held the highest office in the land. Feel free to explore these quotes, and you can copy them, place them on an image, or enhance them with stylish fonts to share them as you see fit. Enjoy the wisdom and eloquence of past presidents as you browse through this collection.
A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits. Richard M. Nixon
Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain. Richard M. Nixon
I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me. Zachary Taylor
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. John F. Kennedy
Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die. Herbert Hoover
A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have. Gerald R. Ford
If you live long enough, you’ll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you’ll be a better person. It’s how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit. William J. Clinton
In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose. Lyndon B. Johnson
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
In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest. William McKinley
If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress. Barack Obama
The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable. James A. Garfield
We are America, second to none, and we own the finish line. Don’t forget it. Joe Biden
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help. Ronald Reagan
Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable. Joe Biden
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. Barack Obama
A king without power is an absurdity. James Monroe
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. Abraham Lincoln
I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process. Benjamin Harrison
Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. George Washington
The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity. Ulysses S. Grant
We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail. George W. Bush
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. Franklin D. Roosevelt
In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. Dwight D. Eisenhower
It is not strange… to mistake change for progress. Millard Fillmore
Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan. John F. Kennedy
Don’t write so that you can be understood, write so that you can’t be misunderstood. William Howard Taft
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
There is a power in public opinion in this country – and I thank God for it: for it is the most honest and best of all powers – which will not tolerate an incompetent or unworthy man to hold in his weak or wicked hands the lives and fortunes of his fellow-citizens. Martin Van Buren
Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. Theodore Roosevelt
America’s present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration. Warren G. Harding
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. Harry S Truman
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Theodore Roosevelt
The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. James Buchanan
Honor lies in honest toil. Grover Cleveland
Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide. Andrew Johnson
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it. Woodrow Wilson
Wars will remain while human nature remains. I believe in my soul in cooperation, in arbitration; but the soldier’s occupation we cannot say is gone until human nature is gone. Rutherford B. Hayes
Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion. Franklin Pierce
You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test. George W. Bush
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work. Calvin Coolidge
Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality. John Tyler
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. John Adams
It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company. George Washington
In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins. Ulysses S. Grant
Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated. Andrew Jackson
The trouble with our Liberal friends is not that they’re ignorant; it’s just that they know so much that isn’t so. Ronald Reagan
You aren’t learning anything when you’re talking. Lyndon B. Johnson
Plans are nothing; planning is everything. Dwight D. Eisenhower
We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams. Jimmy Carter
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. Thomas Jefferson
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. Calvin Coolidge
I may be president of the United States, but my private life is nobody’s damned business. Chester A. Arthur
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. John Quincy Adams
I do not like broccoli. And I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I’m President of the United States and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli. George H. W. Bush
No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure. James K. Polk
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. Abraham Lincoln
I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free. William Henry Harrison
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. James Madison
