Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes

American - President January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945

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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Wisdom, Forward, Way, Only, Standing

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Success, Happiness, Achievement, Effort

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Politics, You, Way, Accident, Nothing

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Motivational, You, End, Reach, Your, Tie

I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Intelligence, Smart, Colleagues, World

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Power, Democracy, Government, Country

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Education, Democracy, Choice, Choose

Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Confidence, Honesty, Live, Honor, Cannot

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Fear, Only, Itself, Thing

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Men, Fate, Own, Only, Minds, Prisoners

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The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Today, Tomorrow, Limit, Will, Only, Our

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Kindness, People, Tough, Nation, Free

I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Myself, People, You, New, American, Deal

To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail, not drift. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail, not drift. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Sail, Reach, Anchor, Tie, Port, Drift

Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Today, Competition, Cooperation, Up, Off

I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Me, You, Judge, Judge Me, Enemies, Ask

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting. Franklin D. Roosevelt

People, Vote, Voting, Nobody, Way, Will

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Nation, Soil, Itself, Destroys

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 little. Franklin D. Roosevelt

History, Progress, Enough, Little, Test

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

Common Sense, Try, Something, Admit

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The world will either move forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity - or it will move apart. Franklin D. Roosevelt

History, Unity, World, Forward, Stand

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Rules, Principles, Sacred, Necessarily

The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Sea, Lost, Rivers, Virtues

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Good, Politics, Walk, Man, Forward, Legs

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Strength, People, Nation, Giving, Air

If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Time, People, You, Treat, Will, Right

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