In honor of Presidents Day, here is a list of the Top 10 Inspirational Quotes by U.S. Presidents:
1. "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." –Abraham Lincoln
2. "Great lives never go out; they go on.” –Benjamin Harrison
3. "My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." –John F. Kennedy
4. "We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers." –Woodrow Wilson
5. "We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.” –Franklin D. Roosevelt
6. "An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory." –Millard Fillmore
7. "It's the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great stability and success of our nation.” –Gerald Ford
8. “The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism.” –George Washington
9. "Wherever the standard of freedom and Independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will her heart, her benedictions and her prayers be. But she goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own." –John Quincy Adams
10. "We know what works: Freedom works. We know what's right: Freedom is right. We know how to secure a more just and prosperous life for man on Earth: through free markets, free speech, free elections, and the exercise of free will unhampered by the state." –George H.W. Bush
I hope you will join me in celebrating these great leaders in American history today. For more quotes by U.S. Presidents, please check out American History Quotes.
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9 comments:
hello jeremy... been quite busy lately so i have not time to read blogs and comment... well thanks for linking me up....
i like lincon's quote the best.... we may have been adding up insignificant years on our lives but surely not all of those years we have been living a life.... what is best is to have been living not merely existing idly...
tnx for sharing us thoughts of great minds... for in our own very way we have our minds being great ...
good day
Glad to give you the link! I like the Lincoln quote too, but I do hope that there are a lot of years in my life. Thanks for the comment!
Jeremy,
I have given you a small award. Well, it sorta comes with a little meme attached to it. That's optional, of course. Come see it at my blog.
P.S. You had me scared for a moment, quoting George H. W.
All great quotes! I also was nervous when I saw "W" on there. I thought all his quotes were stupid, but that one ain't bad.
All of "W"'s quotes that I found were stupid:) "H.W." is George Bush the elder president. I'd love to know how many of the great quotes of presidents actually came from them or from a really good speech writer. Modern era Presidents say too much stuff written by others for 30-second sound bites, but it often lacks depth or inspiration. Thanks for the comments!
I really like the Benjamin harrson quote that said " great lives never go out, they go on." that is a a great guote. no matter that you ended your spirit in this world. you will still be remembered in the next life time.
Thanks Domingo! The legacy of great people should live on forever.
In my opinion, quote number one is the first one for a reason. “And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years”. That is so true. A good example of it is Georgia O’Keefe, that at her nineties she was still in love with her life and climbing mountains.
Geisa Gonzalez.
I really like the first quote as well. Thanks for the comment!
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