It is no use to preach to children if you do not act decently yourself.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTWhen you play, play hard; when you work, don’t play at all.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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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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Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.
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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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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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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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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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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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It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
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A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
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Nothing worth having comes easy.
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Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.
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If you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.
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Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
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No 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.
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