The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided, but never hit softly.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTSpeak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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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 government is us; we are the government, you and I.
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When you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.
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Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords.
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I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
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Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.
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People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives.
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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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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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Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.
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It is hard to fail but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
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The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.
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Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.
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Politeness is a sign of dignity not subservience.
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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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