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 Car
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 Failure
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 War
The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people. Theodore Roosevelt Success
A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues. Theodore Roosevelt Politics
Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster. Theodore Roosevelt Motivational
It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things. Theodore Roosevelt Work
People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives. Theodore Roosevelt Leadership
Germany has reduced savagery to a science, and this great war for the victorious peace of justice must go on until the German cancer is cut clean out of the world body. Theodore Roosevelt War
The reactionary is always willing to take a progressive attitude on any issue that is dead. Theodore Roosevelt Attitude
It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things. Theodore Roosevelt Courage
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. Theodore Roosevelt Work
Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past. Theodore Roosevelt Freedom
A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education. Theodore Roosevelt Knowledge
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 Education