It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTThe unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided, but never hit softly.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
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The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.
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When you play, play hard; when you work, don’t play at all.
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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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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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The reason fat men are good natured is they can neither fight nor run.
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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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Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
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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 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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It may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but the goal thus reached is not worth reaching.
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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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When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer ‘Present’ or ‘Not Guilty’.
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When you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.
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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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