Top 15 Quotes By Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David Eisenhower, nicknamed Ike, was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe and achieved the five-star rank as General of the Army.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes

1. “Plans are useless, but planning is essential.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

2. “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

3. “You do not lead by hitting people over the head – that’s assault, not leadership.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

4. “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

5. “The supreme quality for leadership is integrity.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

6. “Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

7. “Most things which are urgent are not important, and most things which are important are not urgent.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

8. “No battle was ever won according to plan, but no battle was ever won without one.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

9. “Never waste a minute thinking about people you don’t like.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

10. “Accomplishment will prove to be a journey, not a destination.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

11. “If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking… is freedom.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

12. “The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

13. “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

14. “For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

15. “Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower