Dwight D. Eisenhower

An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Every leader should have enough humility to accept, publicly, the responsibility for the mistakes of the subordinates he has himself selected and, likewise, to give them credit, publicly, for their triumphs.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Freedom bestows on us the priceless gift of opportunity – if we neglect our opportunities we shall certainly lose our freedom.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

I am inclined by nature to be optimistic about the capacity of a person to rise higher than he or she has thought possible once interest and ambition are aroused.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

I know only one method of operation: to be as honest with others as I am with myself.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

I say when you get into a war, you should win as quick as you can, because your losses become a function of the duration of the war. I believe when you get in a war, get everything you need and win it.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

I’ll tell you what leadership is. It’s persuasion and conciliation, and education, and patience.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

It is better to have one person working with you than three people working for you.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Most things which are urgent are not important, and most things which are important are not urgent.

Dwight D. Eisenhower