Pull the string, and it will follow wher... by Dwight D. Eisenhower | We Heart Quotes

Will President World War II Cold War general

Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Other quotes by Dwight D. Eisenhower

Wisdom First

The older I get the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things first. A process which often reduces the most complex human problem to a manageable proportion.

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Words Man

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

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dissent May

May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

The search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions.

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

War

In most communities it is illegal to cry "fire" in a crowded assembly. Should it not be considered serious international misconduct to manufacture a general war scare in an effort to achieve local political aims?

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Action Today

Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

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