I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.

— Harry S Truman

I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.

— Harry S Truman

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first.

— Harry S Truman

Intense feeling too often obscures the truth.

— Harry S Truman

It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences.

— Harry S Truman

I would rather have peace in the world than be President.

— Harry S Truman

Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.

— Harry S Truman

My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a President of the United States.

— Harry S Truman

Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time, and if he ever caught himself telling the truth, he'd lie just to keep his hand in.

— Harry S Truman

The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.

— Harry S Truman