It is no use to preach to children if you do not act decently yourself.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTThe credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena: whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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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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The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided, but never hit softly.
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Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.
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There is not a man of us who does not at times need a helping hand to be stretched out to him, and then shame upon him who will not stretch out the helping hand to his brother.
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Nine tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.
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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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A man’s usefulness depends upon his living up to his ideals insofar as he can.
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It may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but the goal thus reached is not worth reaching.
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Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
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I am a part of everything that I have read.
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Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.
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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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With self discipline most anything is possible.
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We are the heirs of the ages.
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The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
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