“I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it.”– Margaret Thatcher Related Quotes “Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.”– Harry S. Truman “Time is the most valuable thing on earth: time to think, time to act, time to extend our fraternal relations, time to become better men, time to become better women, time to become better and more independent citizens.”– Samuel Gompers “Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.”– Henry David Thoreau