Quotes by Theodore Roosevelt
The arena is no place for the faint of heart. Dare to fail, dare to try.
Aggressively pursue your dreams, but with a steady hand and a kind heart.
Character is not made in ease, but forged in the fires of adversity.
The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.
The greatest reward is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.
Don't flinch. Don't foul. Hit the line hard.
The joy in life is found in the fight, the climb, the striving to reach a worthy goal.
It is better to fail in originality, than to succeed in imitation.
Don't flinch, don't foul; hit the line hard.
Aggressively pursue your dreams, for a life unlived is a tragedy, not a triumph.
It is not the critic who counts, but the doer.
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Act boldly.
The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level with the man who loves other women as much as he loves his wife.
It is not the critic who counts; not the one 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, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; 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 fails while daring greatly.
A man's usefulness depends not on his possessions, but on the depth of his character and the width of his vision.
It is better to wear out than to rust out.
The man who does nothing cuts the same figure as he who cannot.
The arena of life demands courage, not perfection.
Speak softly, carry a big stick, and never underestimate the power of a well-placed action.
To educate a person in mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
The wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.
Speak softly, and carry a big stick; you will go far.
Aggressively fight for what you believe in, but do so with civility and respect.
The man who dwells on what might have been often misses what can be.
Aggressively pursue your dreams, for hesitation is the thief of opportunity.
The arena of life demands not perfection, but relentless effort and unyielding spirit.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams and have the courage to pursue them.
Aggressively pursue your dreams, for no one else will build the life you deserve.
The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first.
The path of least resistance often leads to nowhere worth reaching.
The arena is no place for those who fear a few scars.
Character, in the long run, is the decisive element in the life of an individual and of all nations alike.
...than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
Aggressively pursue the possible; the impossible will then fall into place.
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure.
Dare to fail greatly, so you may achieve greatly.
The wilderness is a teacher; heed its lessons well.
It is not the critic who counts; it is the man who is actually in the arena.
Speak softly, carry a big stick, and never stop learning.
Speak softly, but carry a big stick; you will go far.
The man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.
Aggressively pursue self-improvement; complacency is a slow death.
Aggression unbacked by strength is only futile.
Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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