414 Quotes by Harry S Truman

If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog

It is noble in its administration: to think and let think, beyond the narrow contracted prejudices of bitter sectarians in these modern times. It is general or universal language, fitted to benefit the poor stranger, which no other institution is calculated to reach, by extending the beneficent hand.

I like riding a bicycle built for two--by myself.

Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there is to it.

If I want to be great I have to win the victory over myself... self-discipline.

If that's art, I'm a Hottentot!

Our goal must not be peace in our time but peace for all time.

Being a president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or he is swallowed.

The difficulty with businessmen entering politics, after they've had a successful business career, is that they want to start at the top.