The best Quotes by Grover Cleveland

The best Quotes by Grover Cleveland

Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 - June 24, 1908) was an American politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. In the years before his presidency, he served as a mayor and governor in New York state, winning fame as an anti-corruption crusader.

What is the use of being elected or re-elected, unless you stand for something?

The ship of democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those on board.

Though the people support the government, the government should not support the people.

I know there is a Supreme Being who rules the affairs of men and whose goodness and mercy have always followed the American people, and I know He will not turn from us now if we humbly and reverently seek His powerful aid.

Public officers are the servants and agents of the people, to execute the laws which the people have made.

Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters.

A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves.

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This is why you never go to New Jersey!

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The results of a new study are out this week saying that New Jersey is one of the most livable states in the country. The study has a margin of error of 100 percent.

Conan O'Brien

Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse, we gotta go to Jersey.

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I feel like if you're in Jersey, you have to be a Jersey Devils fan. Anybody born within the confines of the border of the state of New Jersey, I feel, should be a Jersey Devils fan.

Kevin Smith

The state of New Jersey is really two places - terrible cities and wonderful suburbs. I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of the American dream, where people get married and have kids and try to scratch out a happy life for themselves. It's very romantic in that way, but a bit naive. I like to play with that in my work.

Harlan Coben

Los Angeles traffic is just the worst thing in the world. It throws off timing so much. However, it's always warm and sunny. New Jersey has absolutely terrible weather, but the environment is really homey and chill.

Christina Grimmie

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You're asking me if I have any gum? That's like asking New Jersey if it has any sl-ts!

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They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to New Jersey - and that's pretty much the same thing.

But I don't understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody. It's pretty boring stuff, it's sordid but it's boring and I don't understand why it keeps going.

Donald Trump - July 2025

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The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it!

Donald Trump - Juni 2025

It's been the honor of my lifetime to serve as your president. I love the job - but I love my country more.

Joe Biden - August 2024

You know, not only am I campaigning, but I'm running the world.

Joe Biden - July 2024

For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

Barack Obama

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When you fall, the real test is whether you can ignore the naysayers, pick yourself up and come back stronger.

Barack Obama - January 28, 2013 - Miami Heat visit the White House

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Ladies and gentlemen, this is a difficult moment for America. I, unfortunately, will be going back to Washington after my remarks. Today we've had a national tragedy. Two airplanes have crashed into the World Trade Center in an apparent terrorist attack on our country.

George W. Bush - September 2001

2001 September 11th

The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia. The decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq...- I mean of Ukraine.

George W. Bush - May 2022

We can't do everything, but we have to do, what we can do.

Bill Clinton

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Now there's no question China has been trying to crack down on the Internet. Good luck! That's sort of like trying to nail jello to the wall.

Bill Clinton - March 2000

We are not the sum of our possessions.

George H. W. Bush

Wealth & Richness

We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America.

George H. W. Bush

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

Ronald Reagan

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Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

Ronald Reagan

America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense… human rights invented America.

Jimmy Carter

USA Independence Day

I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming.

Jimmy Carter

Our Constitution works; our great republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.

Gerald R. Ford

Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.

Gerald R. Ford

Punctuality Wise Sayings Evening

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

Richard Nixon

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.

Richard Nixon

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

Lyndon B. Johnson

Future Yesterday

Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.

Lyndon B. Johnson

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

John F. Kennedy

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Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.

John F. Kennedy - June 1963

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We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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

Harry S. Truman

Taking action USA Independence Day

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

Harry S. Truman

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Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

Franklin D. Roosevelt - December 1941

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Democracy is not static. It is a living force. Every new idea, every new invention offers opportunity for both good and evil.

Herbert Hoover

Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.

Herbert Hoover

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No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

Calvin Coolidge

Selflessness Honor

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not: unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Calvin Coolidge

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