A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTI care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!
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The lack of power to take joy in outdoor nature is as real a misfortune as the lack of power to take joy in books.
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A man’s usefulness depends upon his living up to his ideals insofar as he 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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When you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.
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Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.
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The reason fat men are good natured is they can neither fight nor run.
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I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
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Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.
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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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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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The 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.
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No man is worth calling a man who will not fight rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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With self discipline most anything is possible.
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In life, as in football, the principle to follow is to hit the line hard.
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The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
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Black care rarely sits behind a rider whose pace is fast enough.
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The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value.
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If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.
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Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.
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Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
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Great corporations exist only because they are created and safeguarded by our institutions; and it is therefore our right and duty to see that they work in harmony with these institutions.
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90% of the work in this country is done by people who don’t feel good.
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Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
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All daring and courage, all iron endurance of misfortune make for a finer, nobler type of manhood.
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The 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.
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