Harry Truman

I have learned that the best way to keep a secret is to tell it to yourself.

It's a good thing I didn't get into politics for the money, because I'd be a poor man.

I'm not trying to make history. I'm trying to make a living.

It is a man's duty to take care of his family and then his country.

I want to be remembered as a man who did his best.

Republicans are always saying that they are for the common man. But when it comes to voting, they are always against him.

I never saw a man who was hurt by doing a good turn.

It's an awful thing to be a President. You can't just go out and buy a new suit without someone saying you're extravagant.

There are 14 or 15 million Americans who have more sense than to vote for me.

A man's got to do what a man's got to do.

I don't think I'll ever be a great man. But I'll do my best.

The greatest danger to American democracy is the apathy of the American people.

I would rather have a good man as President than a great man.

The only thing I ever did that was really popular was to fire General MacArthur.

I'm not going to complain about the job. I asked for it.

I have never been accused of being a brilliant man, but I have been accused of being a man who tries to do his duty.

It's a hell of a note when the President of the United States can't get a good night's sleep.

I've often wondered if the best way to get a job done is to find a lazy man and assign him to it. He'll find the easiest way.

I don't believe in taking chances. I believe in taking calculated risks.

The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker.