No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort. Theodore Roosevelt effortgreatintellectual Change image and share on social
I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than the average man. Theodore Roosevelt averagegeorgehard Change image and share on social
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 generalgreatlincoln Change image and share on social
The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything. Theodore Roosevelt makemanmistake Change image and share on social
No people is wholly civilized where a distinction is drawn between stealing an office and stealing a purse. Theodore Roosevelt civilizedistinctiondraw Change image and share on social
Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young. Theodore Roosevelt agehavemake Change image and share on social
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt checkerdaredefeat share on social
It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law, but it is easy enough to ruin it by bad laws. Theodore Roosevelt badconditiondifficult Change image and share on social
The government is us; we are the government, you and I. Theodore Roosevelt government Change image and share on social
Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. Theodore Roosevelt bigcarrysoftly Change image and share on social