President Grover Cleveland Quotes & Sayings

Political novice Ulysses S. Grant was the first of six Union veterans to become president, five of whom were born in Ohio. The 23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment alone produced Maj. Gen. Rutherford B. Hayes and Maj. William McKinley. Former Brig. Gen. Benjamin Harrison defeated Grover Cleveland in 1888 partly because — Thomas R. Flagel

If you really want to change society, encourage self appreciation. — Rene Gaudette

These are days of special perplexity and depression, and the path of public duty is unusually rugged. — Grover Cleveland

It's almost like I get to be more theatrical when I work in voiceover. — Virginia Madsen

On the Intel platform, Microsoft is the defacto standard. It's the weather. — Jean-Louis Gassee

A cause worth fighting for is worth fighting for to the end. — Grover Cleveland

Though President Grover Cleveland declared Labor Day a national holiday in 1894, the occasion was first observed on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City. — Brendan I. Koerner

Sometimes, when one communicates with others, one produces results. — Alex Flinn

During Grover Cleveland's second term, in the 1890s, the White House deceived the public by dismissing allegations that surgeons had removed a cancerous growth from the President's mouth; a vulcanized-rubber prosthesis disguised the absence of much of Cleveland's upper left jaw and part of his palate. — Robert Dallek

Morals: They're nothing but a coded survival instinct! — Theodore Sturgeon

Being president means leaving one's name in the history book of which few men are authors. It is my fortune to be blessed with a proud name, one that parents will employ for generations to instill the values of honesty, independence, and above all, courage in their sons. — Grover Cleveland

I always think of it like this: Rather than be the sun to someone and light up everything around them, I want to be the moon and light the way just a little in front of them when they are lost or uncertain in the darkness, and always be there with them when they look up. That's my way of living. — Gackt

Teachers who don't pull their weight drag down the profession and their colleagues with it. — Andy Hargreaves

Joy is the sweet voice, joy the luminous cloud. We in ourselves rejoice! And thence flows all that charms or ear or sight, all melodies the echoes of that voice, all colours a suffusion from that light. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

President Grover Cleveland issued an executive order in 1895 regarding entrance to the Foreign Service. Potential candidates were required to pass two examinations, one written and the other oral, to measure an applicant's knowledge and understanding on a range of subjects deemed necessary for the position. The written examination included essay questions about international law, arithmetic, modern history, resources and commerce of the United States, political and commercial geography, political economy, and American history and institutions. — Judith L. Pearson

Billionaires should never be responsible for solving problems, because they're not the government. — Bill Gates

I can find no warrant for such appropriation in the Constitution. — Grover Cleveland

My goal is to give young girls confidence in this world so they can be more like men in the decision-making process. — Jackee Harry

I am President of all the people, good, bad, or indifferent, and as long as my opinions are known, ought perhaps to keep myself out of their squabbles. — Grover Cleveland

With charm you've got to get up close to see it; style slaps you in the face. — John Cooper Clarke

He was a great president in his first term; in his second term, he wasn't the same Grover Cleveland he was to begin with ... Cleveland reestablished the presidency by being not only a chief executive but a leader. — Harry S. Truman

While recognising the possibilities offered by the reformulation of classical Arab culture in the light of contemporary theoritical trends, while applauding the many efforts being made in this direction, and while feeling as much pride in this culture as any other Arab intellectual, it seems to m important nevertheless to retain the problem of "cultural retardation" at the centre of our thinking — Abdallah Laroui

Prayer begets peace. — Lailah Gifty Akita

From Wall Street to Drive was almost a year, when I didn't do anything 'cause there was just nothing that was significantly different from the things I'd done before. There was just nothing to explore. — Carey Mulligan