I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTThe 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.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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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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In life, as in football, the principle to follow is to hit the line hard.
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There is quite enough sorrow and shame and suffering and baseness in real life, and there is no need for meeting it unnecessarily in fiction.
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Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords.
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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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I am only an average man, but by George, I work harder at it than the average man.
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I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.
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A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
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Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.
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In this country we have no place for hyphenated Americans.
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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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It is true of the Nation, as of the individual, that the greatest doer must also be a great dreamer.
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Black care rarely sits behind a rider whose pace is fast enough.
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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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Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
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