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55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

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A leader is someone who inspires others, who leads by example and motivates people to be better and move forward no matter how hard the challenges might be — it doesn’t matter if they’re leading a country, a business, a household or a team. These are some inspiring presidential quotes from some of the U.S. presidents that will motivate the leader within yourself.

“The harder the conflict, thegreater the triumph.” ― George Washington

55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

    “Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.” ― Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

      “On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.” ― Thomas Jefferson

      55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

        “The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.” ― James Madison (1751–1836)

        55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

          “If tyranny and oppression come to this land it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.” ― James Madison

          55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

            “A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue” ― James Monroe (1758–1831)

            55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

              “Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.” ― John Quincy Adams (1767–1848)

              55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                “Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.” ― John Quincy Adams

                55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                  “One man with courage makes a majority.” ― Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)

                  55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                    “It’s easier to do a job right, than to explain why you didn’t.” ― Martin Van Buren (1782–1862)

                    55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                      “There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.” ― William Henry Harrison (1773–1841)

                      55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                        “It is not strange… to mistake change for progress” ― Millard Fillmore (1800–1874)

                        55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                          “You don’t know what you can miss before you try.” ― Franklin Pierce (1804–1869)

                          55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                            “I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards” ― Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

                            55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

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

                              55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                “Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today.” ― Abraham Lincoln

                                55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                  “Whatever you are, be a good one.” ― Abraham Lincoln

                                  55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                    “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” ― Abraham Lincoln

                                    55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                      “There are men and women who make the world better just by being the kind of people they are. They have the gift of kindness or courage or loyalty or integrity. It really matters very little whether they are behind the weel of a truck or running a business or bringing up a family. They teach the truth by living it.” ― James Garfield (1831–1881)

                                      55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                        “If wrinkles must be written on our brow, let them not be written on our heart. The spirit should never grow old.”  ― James Garfield

                                        55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                          “Great lives never go out; they go on.” ― Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)

                                          55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                            “It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” ― Theodore Roosevelt  (1858–1919)

                                            55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                              “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

                                              55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                “Be patient and calm; no one can catch a fish with anger.” ― Herbert Hoover  (1874–1964)

                                                55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                  “Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.” ― Herbert Hoover

                                                  55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                    “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt, (1882–1945)

                                                    55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                      “Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt

                                                      55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                        “What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight- it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” ― Dwight D. Eisenhower

                                                        55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                          “Never question another man’s motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives.” ― Dwight D. Eisenhower

                                                          55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                            “It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” ― Harry S. Truman (1884–1972)

                                                            55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                              “Never waste a minute thinking about people you don’t like.” ― Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969)

                                                              55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                                “The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis.’ One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger–but recognize the opportunity.” ― John F. Kennedy (1917–1963)

                                                                55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                                  “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” ― John F. Kennedy

                                                                  55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                                    “The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.” ― John F. Kennedy

                                                                    55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                                      “One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.” ― John F. Kennedy

                                                                      55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                                        “Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.” ― John F. Kennedy

                                                                        55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                                          “We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.” ― Jimmy Carter (born 1924)

                                                                          55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                                            “Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.” ― Ronald Reagan  (1911–2004)

                                                                            55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                                              “I have opinions of my own – strong opinions – but I don’t always agree with them.” ― George H.W. Bush (born 1924)

                                                                              55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                                                “A volunteer is a person who can see what others cannot see; who can feel what most do not feel. Often, such gifted persons do not think of themselves as volunteers, but as citizens – citizens in the fullest sense: partners in civilization.” ― George H.W. Bush

                                                                                55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                                                  “We all do better when we work together. Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more.” ― Bill Clinton  (born 1946)

                                                                                  55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                                                    “When our memories outweigh our dreams, it is then that we become old.” ― Bill Clinton

                                                                                    55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                                                      “There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.” George W. Bush  (born 1946)

                                                                                      55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                                                        “If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress” ― Barack Obama  (born 1961)

                                                                                        55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                                                          “Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” ― Barack Obama

                                                                                          55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                                                            “The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.” ― Barack Obama

                                                                                            55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

                                                                                              “Yes We Can!” ― Barack Obama

                                                                                              55 Inspiring Presidential Quotes That Will Change Your Life

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