A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTA man’s usefulness depends upon his living up to his ideals insofar as he can.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.
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Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty.
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All daring and courage, all iron endurance of misfortune make for a finer, nobler type of manhood.
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90% of the work in this country is done by people who don’t feel good.
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The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.
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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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Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
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We must hold to a rigid accountability those public servants who show unfaithfulness to the interests of the nation or inability to rise to the high level of the new demands upon our strength and our resources.
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No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency.
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Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
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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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We are the heirs of the ages.
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When you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.
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