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.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTComparison is the thief of joy.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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In life, as in football, the principle to follow is to hit the line hard.
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Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty.
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People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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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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I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
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If you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.
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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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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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The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem it will avail us little to solve all others.
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90% of the work in this country is done by people who don’t feel good.
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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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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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The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.
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The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.
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