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.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTNothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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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 joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.
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Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.
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90% of the work in this country is done by people who don’t feel good.
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Nine tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.
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When you play, play hard; when you work, don’t play at all.
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A man’s usefulness depends upon his living up to his ideals insofar as he can.
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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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Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords.
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Complaining about a problem without posing a solution is called whining.
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Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.
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I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
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It is hard to fail but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
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Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.
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It is no use to preach to children if you do not act decently yourself.
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