Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind. Theodore Roosevelt on great
The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats. Theodore Roosevelt on great
No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause. Theodore Roosevelt on great
Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk we must act big. Theodore Roosevelt on great
If there is not the war, you don't get the great general if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name. Theodore Roosevelt on great
No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort. Theodore Roosevelt on great
Germany has reduced savagery to a science, and this great war for the victorious peace of justice must go on until the German cancer is cut clean out of the world body. Theodore Roosevelt on great
Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering. Theodore Roosevelt on history
There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering. Theodore Roosevelt on history
Believe you can and you're halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt on inspirational
With self-discipline most anything is possible. Theodore Roosevelt on inspirational
A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education. Theodore Roosevelt on knowledge
People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives. Theodore Roosevelt on leadership
Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country. Theodore Roosevelt on learning
The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life. Theodore Roosevelt on life
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. Theodore Roosevelt on life
No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause. Theodore Roosevelt on life
Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering. Theodore Roosevelt on life
Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike. Theodore Roosevelt on life
There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering. Theodore Roosevelt on life