In life, as in football, the principle to follow is to hit the line hard.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTNo man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
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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I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
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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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A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
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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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It is true of the Nation, as of the individual, that the greatest doer must also be a great dreamer.
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90% of the work in this country is done by people who don’t feel good.
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Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die; and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Both life and death are parts of the same Great Adventure.
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With self discipline most anything is possible.
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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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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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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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Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
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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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It tires me to talk to rich men. You expect a man of millions, the head of a great industry, to be a man worthhearing; but as a rule they don’t know anything outside their own business.
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A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
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No man should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earned.
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If you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.
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I am a part of everything that I have read.
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Complaining about a problem without posing a solution is called whining.
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The reason fat men are good natured is they can neither fight nor run.
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We are the heirs of the ages.
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Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.
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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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If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.
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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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