Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

American - President | October 27, 1858 - January 6, 1919

Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.

Theodore Roosevelt

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The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young.

Theodore Roosevelt

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The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.

Theodore Roosevelt

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If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Appraisals are where you get together with your team leader and agree what an outstanding member of the team you are, how much your contribution has been valued, what massive potential you have and, in recognition of all this, would you mind having your salary halved.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

Theodore Roosevelt

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A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.

Theodore Roosevelt

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It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.

Theodore Roosevelt

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