Presidents' Day Quotes: 20 Most Inspiring Sayings From U.S. Presidents

Today we remember the speeches of some of the most significant U.S. leaders from past presidents to our current Barack Obama for words of inspiration. 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. These are some inspiring quotes from U.S. presidents which will motivate the leader within yourself. For President’s Day, here is a collection of some of my favorite Presidential quotes.

1- “Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who make excuses.” ― George Washington

2- “The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.” ― George Washington

3- “Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.” ― Thomas Jefferson

4- “I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards” ― Abraham Lincoln

5- “It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

6- “It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” ― Harry S. Truman

7- “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

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

9- “If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress” ― Barack Obama

10- “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

11- “The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.” ― James Madison

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

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

14- “We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.” ― Jimmy Carter

15- “Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, and leave the rest to God.” ― Ronald Reagan

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

17- “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

18- "A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties." – Harry S. Truman

19- “Believe that you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

20- “Be patient and calm; no one can catch a fish with anger.” ― Herbert Hoover

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