100 Inspirational President’s Day Quotes to Celebrate the Day

In this post, we have collected the best President’s Day quotes by all the presidents of the United States.

President’s Day is a federal holiday in the United States that honors the country’s past presidents, particularly George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. It is celebrated on the third Monday of February each year.

Let’s read some of the most inspirational President’s Day quotes in honor of the day!

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Famous President’s Day Quotes

1. “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.” – George Washington

2. “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” – Theodore Roosevelt

3. “One person can make a difference, and everyone should try. – John F. Kennedy

4. “Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.” – Thomas Jefferson

5. “Ninety–nine percent of failures come from people who make excuses.” – George Washington

6. “If we do not want to die together in war, we must learn to live together in peace.” – Harry S. Truman

7. “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln

8. “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” – Harry S Truman

9. “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln

10. “Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” –Theodore Roosevelt

11. “May God save the country, for it is evident that the people will not.” – Millard Fillmore

Inspirational President’s Day Quotes

1. “When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.” – Franklin D Roosevelt

2. “If you live long enough, you’ll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you’ll be a better person. It’s how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.” – Bill Clinton

3. “Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.” – George Washington

4. “Hope is that thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us if we have the courage to reach for it and to work for it and to fight for it.” – Barack Obama

5. “Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time. – Lyndon B. Johnson

6. “Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God. – Ronald Reagan

7. “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” – Abraham Lincoln

8. “What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower

9. “The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.” – George Washington

10. “Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” – John Quincy Adams

11. “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” – Thomas Jefferson

12. “The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something.” – Barack Obama

13. “Tell the truth, work hard and come to dinner on time.” – Gerald Ford

14. “Without passion you don’t have energy, without energy you have nothing.” – Donald Trump

President’s Day Quotes 2025

1. “Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.” – John F. Kennedy

2. “A president’s hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right.” – Lyndon Johnson

3. “Being a politician is a poor profession. Being a public servant is a noble one.” – Herbert Hoover

4. “Too old to plant trees for my own gratification, I shall do it for my posterity.” – Thomas Jefferson

5. “I will keep America moving forward, always forward – for a better America, for an endless enduring dream and a thousand points of light.” – George H. W. Bush

6. “Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower

7. “Peace is more than just an absence of war. True peace is justice, true peace is freedom, and true peace dictates the recognition of human rights.” – Ronald Reagan

8. “I believe the declaration that ‘all men are created equal’ is the great fundamental principle upon which our free institutions rest.” – Abraham Lincoln

9. “The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.” – Calvin Coolidge

10. “The strongest of all governments is that which is most free.” – William Henry Harrison

11. “If I am shot at, I want no man to be in the way of the bullet.” – Andrew Johnson

12. “No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure.” – James K. Polk

13. “I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.” – Zachary Taylor

14. “I may be president of the United States, but my private life is nobody’s damned business.” – Chester A. Arthur

15. “We Americans have no commission from God to police the world.” – Benjamin Harrison

Best President’s Day Quotes

1. “As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, think big.” – Donald Trump

2. “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance.” – James Madison

3. “Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.” – Andrew Jackson

4. “One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson

5. “Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality.” – John Tyler

6. “I can never consent to being dictated to.” – John Tyler

7. “Facts are stubborn things.” – John Adams

8. “In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.” – William McKinley

9. “Without passion, you don’t have energy; without energy, you have nothing.” – Donald Trump

10. “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.” – Calvin Coolidge

11. “Ask not what your country can do for you–ask what you can do for your country.” – John F. Kennedy

12. “Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” – John F. Kennedy

President’s Day Quotes on Leadership

1. “A leader is someone who brings people together.” – George W. Bush

2. “The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.” –Woodrow Wilson

3. “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower

4. “The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.” – James Buchanan

5. “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower

6. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, then you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

7. “The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible.” – Dwight D Eisenhower’

8. “Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.” – George W. Bush

President’s Day Quotes for Business

1. “The bold enterprises are the successful ones. Take counsel of hopes rather than of fears to win in this business.” – Rutherford B. Hayes

2. “The business of America is business.” – Calvin Coolidge

3. “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” – Barack Obama

4. “Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you’ll still ‘beat the pack.’” – Gerald R. Ford

5. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

6. “I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process.” – Benjamin Harrison

7. “There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.” – Ronald Reagan

8. “You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.” – Jimmy Carter

9. “Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time.” – Barack Obama

Funny President’s Day Quotes

1. “I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.” – Ronald Reagan

2. “What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.” – Abraham Lincoln

3. “If it were not for the reporters, I would tell you the truth.” – Chester A. Arthur

4. “Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the National Debt.” – Herbert Hoover 3

5. “My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician.” – Harry S. Truman

6. “People say I’m indecisive, but I don’t know about that.” – George H. W. Bush

7. “Thank you for your email. This Internet of yours is a wonderful invention.” – George W. Bush

8. “Many of you know that I got my name, Barack, from my father. What you may not know is Barack is actually Swahili for ‘That One.’ And I got my middle name from somebody who obviously didn’t think I’d ever run for president.” – Barack Obama

9. “In my many years I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two are law firms, and three or more is a congress.” – John Adams

10. “The two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it.” – Martin Van Buren

11. “Being president is like running a cemetery: You’ve got a lot of people under you and nobody’s listening.” – Bill Clinton

Short President’s Day Quotes

1. “Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom.” – Thomas Jefferson

2. “The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.” – James A. Garfield

3. “Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” – Abraham Lincoln

4. “Honor lies in honest toil.” – Grover Cleveland

5. “An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory.” – Millard Fillmore

6. “It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn’t.” – Martin Van Buren

7. “Times change, and we change with them.” – William Henry Harrison

8. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

9. “The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.” – Richard M. Nixon

10. “Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.” – Joe Biden

11. “We must teach our children to resolve their conflicts with words, not weapons.” – Bill Clinton

12. “Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” – John F. Kennedy

13. “A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.” – James Monroe

14. “Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.” –Calvin Coolidge

15. “The only thing to fear is, fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

16. “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.” – Calvin Coolidge

17. “Accomplishment will prove to be a journey, not a destination. –Dwight D. Eisenhower

18. “Try and fail, but don’t fail to try. –John Quincy Adams

19. “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. –Theodore Roosevelt

20. “Great lives never go out; they go on. –Benjamin Harrison

21. “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” – John F. Kennedy

22. “Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” – Lyndon B. Johnson

23. “It is not strange… to mistake change for progress.” – Millard Fillmore

These President’s Day quotes serve as a reminder of the leadership and impact of U.S. presidents and serve as a time to appreciate the history and values of the country.

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