Theodore Roosevelt ( 10 of 56 )
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where read more
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take read more
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor ; spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take read more
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
The spirit of brotherhood recognizes of necessity both the need of self-help and also the need of helping others in read more
The spirit of brotherhood recognizes of necessity both the need of self-help and also the need of helping others in the only way which every ultimately does great god, that is, of helping them to help themselves.
I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of strenuous life.
I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of strenuous life.
The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly.
The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly.
Believe you can and you're halfway there.
Believe you can and you're halfway there.
In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American read more
In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.
Speak softly, and carry a big stick; you will go far.
Speak softly, and carry a big stick; you will go far.
