I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life. Theodore Roosevelt on life
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 love
Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones. Theodore Roosevelt on men
Some men can live up to their loftiest ideals without ever going higher than a basement. Theodore Roosevelt on men
It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things. Theodore Roosevelt on movingon
Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided but they are far better than certain kinds of peace. Theodore Roosevelt on peace
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 peace
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 peace
A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues. Theodore Roosevelt on politics
The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency. Theodore Roosevelt on politics
A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education. Theodore Roosevelt on religion
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 science
To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society. Theodore Roosevelt on society
The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people. Theodore Roosevelt on success
Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young. Theodore Roosevelt on success
For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison. Theodore Roosevelt on success
The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits. Theodore Roosevelt on time
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 time
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 war