677 Quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt

When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.

It has always seemed to me that the best symbol of common sense was a bridge.

Those of you who have been there Haiti know it is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. It has everything. It has everything above the ground, and everything under the ground. It is an amazing place. I strongly recommend that whenever you get a chance, if you havent been there, that you go to Haiti. I think it was a certain Queen of England who said that after her death Calais would be found written on her heart. When I die, I think that Haiti is going to be written on my heart.

Presidents are selected, not elected.

Oh Lord, give us faith... Give us faith in each other; faith in our united crusade.

Happiness is not merely money, which is fun for effort and achievement

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

No man can tame a tiger into a kitten by stroking it.

The True conservative seeks to protect the system of private property and free enterprise by correcting such injustices and inequalities as arise from it. The most serious threat to our institutions comes from those who refuse to face the need for change. Liberalism becomes the protection for the far-sighted conservative.