677 Quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt

I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still in the making.

There can be little doubt that in many ways the story of bridge building is the story of civilisation. By it we can readily measure an important part of a people's progress.

There is much to be said against the climate on the coast of British Columbia and Alaska; yet, I believe that the scenery of one good day will compensate the tourists who will go there in increasing numbers.

What I seek is the highest possible batting average.

Our handicaps exist only in our minds.

I have no expectation of making a hit every time I come to bat,

I never forget that I live in a house owned by all the American people and that I have been given their trust.

I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.

We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But we do assert that the ambition of the individual to obtain for him a proper security is an ambition to be preferred to the appetite for great wealth and great power.