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Americana Quotes - Continuation

This is the continuation of the article entitled, “Americana Quotes,” and it provides inspiring or food for thought quotes and wise sayings from these Americans: Dwight Eisenhower, John Adams, Lee Iacocca, Mike Pompeo, Robert Gates, Ronald Reagan, Steve Scalise, Thomas Edison, Ulysses Grant and William James.

DWIGHT EISENHOWER QUOTES

 

Quote: “For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.” – Dwight Eisenhower

 

Quote: “Change based on principle is progress. Constant change without principle becomes chaos.” – Dwight Eisenhower

 

Quote: “I have said time and again there is no place on this earth to which I would not travel, there is no chore I would not undertake if I had any faintest hope that, by so doing, I would promote the general cause of world peace.” – Dwight Eisenhower

JOHN ADAMS QUOTES

 

Quote: “Pray continue to write me, by every opportunity, for next to conversation, correspondence with you is the greatest pleasure in the world.” – John Adams to Abigail Smith Adams

 

Quote: “All sober enquiries after truth – ancient and modern, pagan and Christian – have declared that the happiness of man, as well as his dignity consists in virtue.” – John Adams

 

Quote: “The happiness of society is the end of government.” – John Adams


LEE IACOCCA QUOTES

 

Quote: “People want economy and they will pay any price to get it.” – Lee Iacocca

 

Quote: “My father always used to say that when you die, if you’ve got five real friends, you’ve had a great life.” – Lee Iacocca

 

Quote: “Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can’t miss.” – Lee Iacocca

MIKE POMPEO QUOTES

 

Quote: “Energy and economic security along with military strength are the pillars upon which geostrategic power and peace rest.” – Mike Pompeo

 

Quote: “We must make clear that any ideology assigning guilt or privilege based on race or gender is evil and un-American. We must reclaim and champion what America has always stood for - the proposition that all people are created equal, and that true success is achieved through virtue and hard work.” – Mike Pompeo

 

Quote: “At each stage of my public service – as a soldier, as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and then as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and as your Secretary of State – I’ve been blessed to have the opportunity to advance America in a way that fit the time and the moment.” – Mike Pompeo


ROBERT GATES QUOTES

 

Quote: “I believe you made the right choice, and indeed are fortunate, to have chosen this path [US Army Service]. Because beyond the hardship, heartbreak, and the sacrifice -- and they are very real -- there is another side to military service. You have an extraordinary opportunity – not just to protect the lives of your fellow soldiers, but for missions and decisions that may change the course of history.” – Robert Gates

 

Quote: “You need to know that I feel personally responsible for each and every one of you, as if you were my own sons and daughters, for as long as I am Secretary of Defense that will remain true.” – Robert Gates to West Point Community

 

Quote: “I think he [Joe Biden] has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades.” – Robert Gates

RONALD REAGAN QUOTES

 

Quote: “Let every spire and belfry in the land ring out the glad tidings of liberty once again. Let every American rejoice in the blessings of freedom as they hear the jubilant music of carillons carried on the night air.” – Ronald Reagan

 

Quote: “Yes, the family is the bedrock of our nation, but it is also the engine that gives our nation life.” – Ronald Reagan

 

Quote: “Without God… democracy will not and cannot long endure. If we ever forget that we’re one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.” – Ronald Reagan


STEVE SCALISE QUOTES

 

Quote: “Christmas has a special ability to inspire goodwill in all of us, from taking time to help a stranger in need, to showing more appreciation for things we tend to take for granted.” – Steve Scalise

 

Quote: “In America, we pride ourselves on our hard-fought freedoms. No one should face threats or violence because of their political or religious beliefs.” – Steve Scalise

 

Quote: “Next to the Bible, I think the Constitution is the most important document ever written.” – Steve Scalise

THOMAS EDISON QUOTES

 

Quote: “The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.” – Thomas Edison

 

Quote: “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” – Thomas Edison

 

Quote: “As a cure for worrying, work is better than whisky.” – Thomas Edison


ULYSSES GRANT QUOTES

 

Quote: “The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.” – Ulysses Grant

 

Quote: “Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.” –  Ulysses Grant

 

Quote: “The right of revolution is an inherent one. When people are oppressed by their government, it is a natural right they enjoy to relieve themselves of oppression, if they are strong enough, whether by withdrawal from it, or by overthrowing it and substituting a government more acceptable.” – Ulysees Grant

WILLIAM JAMES QUOTES

 

Quote: “Of course, the sovereign cure for worry is religious faith.” – William James

 

Quote: “There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.” – William James

 

Quote: “Faith is one of the forces by which men live, and the total absence of it means collapse.” – William James


Dwight Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower
John Adams
John Adams
Lee Iacocca
Lee Iacocca
Mike Pompeo
Mike Pompeo

Robert Gates
Robert Gates
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Steve Scalise
Steve Scalise
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison

Ulysses Grant
Ulysses Grant
William James
William James