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.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTConservation means development as much as it does protection.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
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I am only an average man, but by George, I work harder at it than the average man.
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I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
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It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
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If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.
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I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
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The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
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I put myself in the way of things happening, and they happened.
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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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Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.
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It is not often that a man can make opportunities for himself. But he can put himself in such shape that when or if the opportunities come he is ready.
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Nine tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.
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90% of the work in this country is done by people who don’t feel good.
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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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Don’t hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!
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