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Source: Roosevelt in the Kansas City Star: War-time Editorials
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
Source: Letters: The days of Armageddon, 1909-1914
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.”
Source: Autobiography of Theodore Roosevelt
“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”
“Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.”
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
Source: Bully!
“People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.”
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.”
Source: Theodore Roosevelt's America: Selections from the Writings of the Oyster Bay Naturalist
“With self-discipline most anything is possible.”
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
Source: In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt: Quotations from the Man in the Arena
“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”
Source: The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.”
“Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.”
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.”
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.”
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
Source: Newer Roosevelt messages: speeches, letters and magazine articles dealing with the war, before and after, and other vital topics
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.”
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.”
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young.”
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.”
“Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.”
Source: In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt: Quotations from the Man in the Arena
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“The one thing I want to leave my children is an honorable name.”
Source: The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations
“Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.”
Source: The Roosevelt Doctrine: Beng the Personal Utterances of the President on Various Matters of Vital Interest, Authoritatively Arranged for Reference in Their Logical Sequence; a Brief Summary of the Principles of American Citizenship and Government
“The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.”
Source: The Square Deal, 1901-1905
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.”
“No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.”