Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

778 quotes · Politician, Author

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Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

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Theodore Roosevelt

Politician, Author

Funny

“It is both foolish and wicked to teach the average man who is not well off that some wrong or injustice has been done him, and that he should hope for redress elsewhere than in his own industry, honesty, and intelligence.”

Men Honesty Average

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Theodore Roosevelt

Politician, Author

Courageous

“If an American is to amount to anything he must rely upon himself, and not upon the State; he must take pride in his own work, instead of sitting idle to envy the luck of others. He must face life with resolute courage, win victory if he can, and accept defeat if he must, without seeking to place on his fellow man a responsibility which is not theirs.”

Men Responsibility Pride

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Wise

“Politeness [is] a sign of dignity, not subservience.”

Dignity Politeness

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Grateful

“Let us speak courteously, deal fairly, and keep ourselves armed and ready.”

Speak Deals

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Angry

“To sit home, read one's favorite paper, and scoff at the misdeeds of the men who do things is easy, but it is markedly ineffective. It is what evil men count upon the good men's doing.”

Men Home Evil

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Courageous

“The men and women who have the right ideals . . . are those who have the courage to strive for the happiness which comes only with labor and effort and self-sacrifice, and those whose joy in life springs in part from power of work and sense of duty.”

Life Spring Courage

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Curious

“I am a part of everything that I have read.”

Reading Better Life

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Courageous

“By acting as if I was not afraid, I gradually ceased to be afraid.”

Acting Not Afraid

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Grateful

“It is not only highly desirable but necessary that there should be legislation which shall carefully shield the interests of wage-workers, and which shall discriminate in favor of the honest and humane employer by removing the disadvantage under which he stands when compared with unscrupulous competitors who have no conscience and will do right only under fear of punishment.”

Punishment Favors Shields

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Determined

“We shall make mistakes; and if we let these mistakes frighten us from our work we shall show ourselves weaklings.”

Mistake Shows Making Mistakes

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Determined

“The highest form of success comes to the man who does not shrink from danger, from hardship or from bitter toil, and who, out of these, wins the splendid ultimate triumph.”

Men Winning Triumph

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Heartbroken

“At sometime in our lives a devil dwells within us, causes heartbreaks, confusion and troubles, then dies.”

Causes Devil Confusion

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