The 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.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTKeep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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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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When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer ‘Present’ or ‘Not Guilty’.
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We demand that big business give the people a square deal; in return we must insist that when any one engaged in big business honestly endeavors to do right he shall himself be given a square deal.
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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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Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
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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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The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided, but never hit softly.
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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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To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
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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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I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
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People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.
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Each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune.
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Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
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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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