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.
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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Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.
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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
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Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong.
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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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There can be no life without change, and to be afraid of what is different or unfamiliar is to be afraid of life.
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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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Black care rarely sits behind a rider whose pace is fast enough.
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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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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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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.
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It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
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In this country we have no place for hyphenated Americans.
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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 only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.
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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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