America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

There has been a lot of talk lately about the burdens of the Presidency. Decisions that the President has to make often affect the lives of tens of millions of people around the world, but that does not mean that they should take longer to make. Some men can make decisions and some cannot. Some men fret and delay under criticism. I used to have a saying that applies here, and I note that some people have picked it up, If you cant stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

I do not understand a mind which sees a gracious beneficence in spending money to slay and maim human beings in almost unimaginable numbers and deprecates the expenditure of a smaller sum to patch up the ills of mankind.

Once a decision was made, I didn't worry about it afterward.

Being a president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or he is swallowed.

We have found that it is easier for men to die together on the field of battle than it is for them to live together at home in peace.

We can never tell what is in store for us.