The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTWhen they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer ‘Present’ or ‘Not Guilty’.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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We are the heirs of the ages.
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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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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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Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance.
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I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
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The reader, the booklover, must meet his own needs without paying too much attention to what his neighbors say those needs should be.
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Comparison is the thief of joy.
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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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Be practical as well as generous in your ideals.
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A great democracy has got to be progressive or it will soon cease to be great or a democracy.
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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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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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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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Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.
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If you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.
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