It tires me to talk to rich men. You expect a man of millions, the head of a great industry, to be a man worthhearing; but as a rule they don’t know anything outside their own business.
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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When you play, play hard; when you work, don’t play at all.
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It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
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In life, as in football, the principle to follow is to hit the line hard.
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We are the heirs of the ages.
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To educate a person in the mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
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If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.
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90% of the work in this country is done by people who don’t feel good.
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Politeness is a sign of dignity not subservience.
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The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
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The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.
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Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance.
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I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
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This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.
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Great corporations exist only because they are created and safeguarded by our institutions; and it is therefore our right and duty to see that they work in harmony with these institutions.
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Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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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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Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
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Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty.
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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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When you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.
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A man’s usefulness depends upon his living up to his ideals insofar as he can.
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Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.
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A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
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I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.
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Nothing worth having comes easy.
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