Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

Believe you can and you're halfway there.
Theodore Roosevelt

Inspirational, Halfway

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, Live, Win

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Theodore Roosevelt

Best, Nothing, Decision

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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Theodore Roosevelt

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
Theodore Roosevelt

Religion, Education, Knowledge

The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
Theodore Roosevelt

Life, Love, America

A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
Theodore Roosevelt

Character, Vote, Depends

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.
Theodore Roosevelt

Learning, Country, Learn

I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!
Theodore Roosevelt

Character, Care, Others

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.
Theodore Roosevelt

Person, Trouble, Sit

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.
Theodore Roosevelt

Care, Until, Nobody

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.
Theodore Roosevelt

Good, Country, Enough

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Theodore Roosevelt

Work, Life, Best

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.
Theodore Roosevelt

Success, Important, Single

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.'
Theodore Roosevelt

Guilty, Whether, Present

Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.
Theodore Roosevelt

Government, Behind, Invisible

Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
Theodore Roosevelt

Eyes, Keep, Stars

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
Theodore Roosevelt

Society, Mind, Morals

With self-discipline most anything is possible.
Theodore Roosevelt

Inspirational, Possible

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
Theodore Roosevelt

Big, Speak, Far

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
Theodore Roosevelt

Hard, Succeed, Fail

To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to the American public.
Theodore Roosevelt

American, Public, Criticism

A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.
Theodore Roosevelt

Politics, Saying, Real

No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it.
Theodore Roosevelt

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, Car, School

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: October 27, 1858

Died: January 6, 1919

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