Honoring Presidents' Day With Presidential Quotes
Presidents' Day came about in 1971 as part of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act to provide more 3-day weekends for American workers. Since then, Presidents' Day has evolved to become a holiday that recognizes the contributions of all American presidents. Through their leadership, our nation continues to aspire to the ideals of liberty, equality and natural rights that serve as the foundations of our democracy
When we think of our Presidents, there are quite a few who quickly come to mind and there are numerous quotes from our Presidents that many of us immediately recognize. But there are also quotes from a number of our Presidents who are less well remembered, but continue to be inspirational today, on Presidents' Day, and any day of the year.
Presidential Quotes/Words To Live By In 2021
“Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who make excuses.”
― George Washington
“Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.”
― John Quincy Adams
“One man with courage makes a majority.”
― Andrew Jackson
“You don’t know what you can miss before you try.”
― Franklin Pierce
“If wrinkles must be written on our brow, let them not be written on our heart. The spirit should never grow old.”
― James Garfield
“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
“It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”
-- Harry Truman
“Never waste a minute thinking about people you don’t like.”
― Dwight D. Eisenhower
“One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.”
― John F. Kennedy
“Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.”
― Ronald Reagan
“When our memories outweigh our dreams, it is then that we become old.”
-- Bill Clinton
“There’s an old German proverb to the effect that “fear makes the wolf bigger than he is,” and that is true.”
-- Donald Trump
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