I put myself in the way of things happening, and they happened.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTThe best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer ‘Present’ or ‘Not Guilty’.
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Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.
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I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
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The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
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No ability, no strength and force, no power of intellect or power of wealth, shall avail us, if we have not the root of right living in us.
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There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm.
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Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe.
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I would rather go out of politics having the feeling that I had done what was right than stay in with the approval of all men, knowing in my heart that I have acted as I ought not to.
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All the resources we need are in the mind.
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Politeness is a sign of dignity not subservience.
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Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords.
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If you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.
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In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.
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Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
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We must hold to a rigid accountability those public servants who show unfaithfulness to the interests of the nation or inability to rise to the high level of the new demands upon our strength and our resources.
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