Thoughts for Presidents' Day

“99 percent of failures come from people who make excuses.” ~ George Washington

"He was reluctant to accept office. Nothing would have pleased him more than to remain in equable but active retirement at Mount Vernon, improving the husbandry of his estate. But, as always, he answered the summons of duty." ~ Winston Churchill

“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.” ~ Abraham Lincoln

"Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man — too great to be small in anything." ~ Frederick Douglass