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Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Famous Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotations
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the thirty-second President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms
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- A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- Be sincere be brief be seated. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities- a sense of humor and a sense of proportion. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- If you treat people right they will treat you right - ninety percent of the time. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed it must be achieved. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- It is fun to be in the same decade with you. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- N.B. Fear itself. See also H. D. Thoreau. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- The true conservative is the man who has a real concern for injustices and takes thought against the day of reckoning. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- There is nothing to fear but fear itself. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
- Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. Franklin D. Roosevelt »
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