Quotes of Franklin D. Roosevelt - somelinesforyou

“ Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money. It lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ We defend and we build a way of life, not for America alone, but for all mankind. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities- a sense of humor and a sense of proportion. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ The constant free flow of communication amount us-enabling the free interchange of ideas-forms the very bloodstream of our nation. It keeps the mind and body of our democracy eternally vital, eternally young. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ The true conservative is the man who has a real concern for injustices and takes thought against the day of reckoning. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

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

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

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

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot & hang on. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

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

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

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

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ I think I have a right to resent, to object, to libelous statements about my dog. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

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

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“ Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. ”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt
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