Presidents Day 2021 Quotes: Inspirational Sayings By Biden, Trump, And Others

Each year on the third Monday in February, Americans honor past and present U.S. presidents. Although President’s Day was initially established to commemorate the birth of George Washington, who was born Feb. 22, 1732, it is now recognized as a time to celebrate all presidents and the contributions they have made to the country.

Check out these inspirational quotes by American presidents compiled from BrainyQuote and Life Hack:

“On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.” ― Thomas Jefferson

“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

“It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” ― Harry S. Truman

“It is far better to be alone than to be in bad company.” ― George Washington

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

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

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

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

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

“Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.” ― Andrew Jackson

“To those of you who received honors, awards, and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.” ― George W. Bush

“The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.” ― John F. Kennedy

“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.” ― Woodrow Wilson

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

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

“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

“America’s present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration.” ― Warren G. Harding

“We all do better when we work together. Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more.” ― Bill Clinton

“What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.” ― Donald Trump

“Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.” ― John Quincy Adams

“Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.” ― Richard M. Nixon