President Quotes on Government

The government is not the solution to our problems; the government is the problem. – Ronald Reagan

Good government is no substitute for self-government. – Thomas Jefferson

The best way to predict your future is to create it. – Abraham Lincoln

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. – John F. Kennedy

The strength of the Constitution lies entirely in the determination of each citizen to defend it. – Albert Einstein

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

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. – John F. Kennedy

The government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives. – Ronald Reagan

The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph. – George Washington

I would rather be politically incorrect than morally wrong. – Abraham Lincoln

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have. – Gerald R. Ford

The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen. – Tom Smothers

The best way to find oneself is to lose oneself in the service of others. – Mahatma Gandhi

To be a great president, you must first be a great person. – Abraham Lincoln

If you want to make a difference in the world, start by making a difference in your own life. – Theodore Roosevelt

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. – John F. Kennedy

The price of greatness is responsibility. – Winston Churchill

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – Eleanor Roosevelt

In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. – Abraham Lincoln

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – Nelson Mandela

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. – Barack Obama

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Steve Jobs

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. – Chinese Proverb

The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. – Ralph Nader

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. – Mark Twain

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. – Confucius

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. – Sam Levenson

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky

The best revenge is massive success. – Frank Sinatra

The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday. – Unknown

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. – Albert Schweitzer

Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it. – Charles R. Swindoll

Believe you can and you’re halfway there. – Theodore Roosevelt

The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others. – Hasidic Proverb

The greatest wealth is to live content with little. – Plato

Power is not alluring to pure minds. – Thomas Jefferson

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. – Martin Luther King Jr.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled. – Plutarch

The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see. – Winston Churchill

If you’re going through hell, keep going. – Winston Churchill

I am responsible for my own happiness. – Nelson Mandela

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. – Dalai Lama

The time is always right to do what is right. – Martin Luther King Jr.

The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off. – Gloria Steinem

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. – William James

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. – Confucius

Action is the foundational key to all success. – Pablo Picasso

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. – Aesop