To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace. (George Washington)

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad company. (George Washington)

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. (George Washington)

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. (George Washington)

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. (George Washington)

A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit. (Thomas Jefferson)

Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper. (Thomas Jefferson)

Don’t talk about what you have done or what you are going to do. (Thomas Jefferson)

He who knows best knows how little he knows. (Thomas Jefferson)

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. (Thomas Jefferson)

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong. (Abraham Lincoln)

Things may come to those who wait…but only the things left by those who hustle. (Abraham Lincoln)

If you look for the bad in people expecting to find it, you surely will. (Abraham Lincoln)

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him. (Abraham Lincoln)

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.(Abraham Lincoln)

A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user. (Theodore Roosevelt)

Believe you can and you’re halfway there. (Theodore Roosevelt)

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones. (Theodore Roosevelt)

I am a part of everything that I have read. (Theodore Roosevelt)

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. (Theodore Roosevelt)

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. (John F. Kennedy)

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. (John F. Kennedy)

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. (John F. Kennedy)

We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth. (John F. Kennedy)

We need men who can dream of things that never were. (John F. Kennedy)

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself. (Richard M. Nixon)

When the winds blow and the rains fall and the sun shines through the clouds he still resolves as he did then, that nothing so fine ever happened to him or anyone else as falling in love with Thee-my dearest heart. (Richard M. Nixon)

Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain. (Richard M. Nixon)

The greatness comes not when things go always good for you. But the greatness comes when you’re really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes. (Richard M. Nixon)

Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself. (Richard M. Nixon)

America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense, it is the other way around. Human rights invented America. (Jimmy Carter)

We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children. (Jimmy Carter)

You just have to have a simple faith. (Jimmy Carter)

There are no easy answers’ but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right. (Ronald Reagan)

There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits to the human capacity for intelligence, imagination, and wonder (Ronald Reagan)

Some people wonder all their lives if they’ve made a difference. The Marines don’t have that problem. (Ronald Reagan)

I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there’s purpose and worth to each and every life. (Ronald Reagan)

To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last — but eat you he will. (Ronald Reagan)

I haven’t eaten at a McDonald’s since I became President. (William J. Clinton )

I tried marijuana once. I did not inhale. (William J. Clinton )

Strength and wisdom are not opposing values. (William J. Clinton )

We must teach our children to resolve their conflicts with words, not weapons. (William J. Clinton )

You can put wings on a pig, but you don’t make it an eagle. (William J. Clinton )

You know, everybody makes mistakes when they are president. (William J. Clinton )