Leadership Quotes from United States’ Presidents

“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” – Thomas Jefferson

• “There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.” – John Adams

• “Patience and perseverance have a magical affect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” – John Quincy Adams

• “Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

• “I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.” – Woodrow Wilson

• “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy

• “No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man’s permission when we require him to obey it. Obedience to the law is demanded as a right; not asked as a favor.” – Theodore Roosevelt

• “Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors.” – Abraham Lincoln

• “I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.” – George Washington

• “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” – John F. Kennedy

• “The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.” – James Madison

• ” ‘Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.” – Abraham Lincoln

• “Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” – Thomas Jefferson

• “My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty… it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein.” – George Washington

• “You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.” – Woodrow Wilson

Happy President’s Day!

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