Bess Truman famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

You may invite the entire 35th Division to your wedding if you want to. I guess it's going to be yours as well as mine. We might as well have the church full while we are at it.
-- Bess Truman

#Wedding #Church #Division
Now about those ghosts. I'm sure they're here and I'm not half so alarmed at meeting up with any of them as I am at having to meet the live nuts I have to see every day.
-- Bess Truman

#Nuts #Half #Ghost
A woman's place in public is to sit beside her husband, be silent, and be sure her hat is on straight.
-- Bess Truman

#Husband #Hats #Silent
I deplore any action which denies artistic talent an opportunity to express itself because of prejudice against race origin.
-- Bess Truman

#Opportunity #Race #Prejudice
I'm no different from anybody else. If I don't have a card, I can't check out these books.
-- Bess Truman

#Book #Different #Cards
I have a strong tennis arm.
-- Bess Truman

#Strong #Hands #Tennis
I've liked lots of people 'til I went on a picnic jaunt with them.
-- Bess Truman

#People #Picnics
[When her daughter suggested the President refer in his conversation with foreign dignitaries about lawn care to 'fertilizer' instead of to 'manure':] But remember, it took me almost thirty years to get him to call it manure.
-- Bess Truman

#Daughter #Years #President
Harry and I have been sweethearts and married more than forty years - and no matter where I was, when I put out my hand Harry's was there to grasp it.
-- Bess Truman

#Marriage #Hands #Years
I'm much more conspicuous having long hair than I will be with it short.
-- Bess Truman

#Hair #Long #Long Hair
I was born on Delaware Street. We have never desired another home.
-- Bess Truman

#Home #Delaware #Born
I've been looking at used car bargains. I'll frankly confess I'm scared to death of Fords. I've seen and heard of so many turning turtle.
-- Bess Truman

#Turtles #Car #Used
I can't see any hope but a second front. The psychological effect would be great, even if they could not wade all the way to Berlin in 15 to 20 minutes.
-- Bess Truman

#Would Be #Wade #Way
I am somewhat handicapped in doing things with my hands.
-- Bess Truman

#Hands #Handicapped
Such widely different things as war and picnics will surely show a man up.
-- Bess Truman

#War #Men #Different
It's very embarrassing to be put on the spot.
-- Bess Truman

#Embarrassing #Spots
Mother has to be coerced into doing a lot of things.
-- Bess Truman

#Mother

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