Famous Quotes by Harry S. Truman

1. "All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it." — Harry S Truman on Choices 2. "We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries." Harry S Truman on Communication 3. "I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most un-American thing in America!" Harry S Truman on Congress 4. "I never give them hell; I just tell them the truth and they think it is hell." —Harry S Truman on Criticism 5. "Wherever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship." Harry S Truman on Government 6. "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." Harry S Truman on Kitchen 7. "How do you live a long life? "Take a two- mile walk every morning before breakfast."" Harry S Truman on Longevity 8. "I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it's hell." —Harry S Truman on Miscellaneous 9. "It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." —Harry S Truman on Miscellaneous 10. "Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship." Harry S Truman on Miscellaneous 11. "You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgements about what is going on. - Mr. Citizen, 1960." Harry S Truman on Miscellaneous 12. "It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose your own." Harry S Truman on Neighbors 13. "I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it. -Harry S Truman." Harry S Truman on Parenting 14. "It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work our differences." Harry S Truman on Peace 15. "I'm proud that I'm a politician. A politician is a man who understands government, and it takes a politician to run a government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead 10 or 15 years." Harry S Truman on Politics Government 16. "All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway." Harry S Truman on Politics Government 17. "That government is best which governs least." Harry S Truman on Politics Government 18. "The White House is the finest prison in the world." Harry S Truman on President 19. "The Buck Stops Here." Harry S Truman on Responsibility 20. "I don't give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it is hell." —Harry S Truman on Truth 21. "When a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me." —Harry S Truman on Vote 22. "Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima.... The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East." Harry S Truman on War 23. "Start slow and taper off." Harry S Truman on Advice