Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Profession : President

Birth : January 30, 1882

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 is our doubts of today.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.

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. We will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us God.

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We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.

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

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I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.

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We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.

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The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.

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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.

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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.

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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.

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

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