Quotes from past Presidents
They all had crises and difficulties in their time, but from some of our former presidents comes wisdom that resonates today.
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes,
our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions,
they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
John Adams
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect
before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
John Quincy Adams
The Bible is the rock on which this Republic rests.
Andrew Jackson
Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Abraham Lincoln
I know there is a Supreme Being who rules the affairs of men
and whose goodness and mercy
have always followed the American people,
and I know He will not turn from us now
if we humbly and reverently seek His powerful aid.
Grover Cleveland
The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
Theodore Roosevelt
We do not need more intellectual power,
we need more spiritual power.
We do not need more of the things that are seen,
we need more of the things that are unseen.
Calvin Coolidge
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
America was not built on fear.
America was built on courage, on imagination
and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.
Harry S Truman
The reward of suffering is experience.
Harry S Truman
When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’
is composed of two characters.
One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.
John F. Kennedy
We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles. Jimmy Carter
America needs God more than God needs America.
If we ever forget that we are one nation under God,
then we will be a nation gone under.
Ronald Reagan
Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God. Ronald Reagan
But what we can do, as flawed as we are,
is still see God in other people,
and do our best to help them find their own grace.
That’s what I strive to do, that’s what I pray to do every day.
Barack Obama
Have a peaceful, restful, Memorial Day
and don’t forget to remember what is really important.