Pull the string and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERThere’s no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back to the way they were.
More Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes
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I made two mistakes and both of them are sitting on the Supreme Court. [Referring to Earl Warren and William Brennan]
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True delegation implies the courage and readiness to back up a subordinate to the full; it is not to be confused with the slovenly practice of merely ignoring an unpleasant situation in the hope that someone else will handle it.
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History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or timid.
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A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.
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The history of free men is never written by chance but by choice – their choice.
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Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace.
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Don’t join the book burners. Don’t think you’re going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don’t be afraid to go in your library and read every book.
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You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership.
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Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.
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The time has passed for dilly-dallying. We must demand satisfactory performance.
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An atheist is a man who watches a Notre Dame – Southern Methodist University game and doesn’t care who wins.
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Only Americans can hurt America.
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Those who take the extreme positions in American political and economic life are always wrong.
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Never send a battalion to take a hill if a regiment is available.
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If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking, is freedom.
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