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 ROOSEVELTIt is true of the Nation, as of the individual, that the greatest doer must also be a great dreamer.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
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Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe.
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Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
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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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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.
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Complaining about a problem without posing a solution is called whining.
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A man’s usefulness depends upon his living up to his ideals insofar as he can.
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The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.
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Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
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The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value.
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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
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For those who fight for it life has a flavor the sheltered will never know.
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Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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Nine tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.
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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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I am a part of everything that I have read.
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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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I put myself in the way of things happening, and they happened.
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In life, as in football, the principle to follow is to hit the line hard.
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I would rather go out of politics having the feeling that I had done what was right than stay in with the approval of all men, knowing in my heart that I have acted as I ought not to.
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Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.
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Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
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Nothing worth having comes easy.
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No man is above the law, and no man is below it.
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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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