Theodore Roosevelt on action
“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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Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt A great democracy has got to be progressive or it will soon cease to be great or a democracy.
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Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm.
Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt Each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune.
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Words may inspire but only action creates change.
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ConfuciusConfucius The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
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