Theodore Roosevelt
- Country : United States
- Profession : Statesman, Politician, Conservationist, Naturalist, Writer, and Military Officer
- DOB: 1858-10-27
Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, believed in living a robust and adventurous life. His view on biography was shaped by the idea that it should be an account of actions and experiences rather than a mere chronicle of dates. Roosevelt championed the “strenuous life,” emphasizing the value of facing challenges and embracing opportunities. In his own life, he was a soldier, explorer, author, and statesman, and he thought a biography should capture the essence of one’s character through their deeds and endeavors, reflecting a commitment to active and purposeful living.
There has never yet been a person in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.
The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem it will avail us little to solve all others
We must hold to a rigid accountability those public servants who show unfaithfulness to the interests of the nation or inability to rise to the high level of the new demands upon our strength and our resources.
So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat
No ability, no strength and force, no power of intellect or power of wealth, shall avail us, if we have not the root of right living in us.
Great corporations exist only because they are created and safeguarded by our institutions; and it is therefore our right and duty to see that they work in harmony with these institutions.
I would rather go out of politics having the feeling that I had done what was right than stay in with the approval of all men, knowing in my heart that I have acted as I ought not to.
To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
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.
We demand that big business give the people a square deal; in return we must insist that when any one engaged in big business honestly endeavors to do right he shall himself be given a square deal.
We want men who will fix their eyes on the stars, but who will not forget that their feet must walk on the ground.
There is not one among us in whom a devil does not dwell; at some time, on some point, that devil masters each of us… It is not having been in the Dark House, but having left it, that counts.
For us is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let us live in the harness, striving mightily; let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out.
There can be no life without change, and to be afraid of what is different or unfamiliar is to be afraid of life.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
The longer I live the more I think of the quality of fortitude… men who fall, pick themselves up and stumble on, fall again, and are trying to get back up when they die.
Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.
It may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but the goal thus reached is not worth reaching.
Author: Theodore RooseveltIt may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but the goal thus reached is not worth reaching.
Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune.
Americanism is a question of principle, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace, or creed, or line of descent.
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.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
We should not forget that it will be just as important to our descendants to be prosperous in their time as it is to us to be prosperous in our time.
The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
The lack of power to take joy in outdoor nature is as real a misfortune as the lack of power to take joy in books
It is true of the Nation, as of the individual, that the greatest doer must also be a great dreamer.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
It tires me to talk to rich men. You expect a man of millions, the head of a great industry, to be a man worthhearing; but as a rule they don’t know anything outside their own business.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
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!
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
A great democracy has got to be progressive or it will soon cease to be great or a democracy.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
People ask the difference between a leader and a boss … The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
There is quite enough sorrow and shame and suffering and baseness in real life, and there is no need for meeting it unnecessarily in fiction.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
The nation behaves well if it treats its natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value.
The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided, but NEVER hit softly.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Women should have free access to every field of labor which they care to enter, and when their work is as valuable as that of a man it should be paid as highly.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
For those who fight for it life has a flavor the sheltered will never know
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
In life, as in football, the principle to follow is to hit the line hard.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
No man should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earned.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Wide differences of opinion in matters of religious, political, and social belief must exist if conscience and intellect alike are not to be stunted, if there is to be room for healthy growth.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground.
Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die; and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Both life and death are parts of the same Great Adventure.
I am only an average man, but by George, I work harder at it than the average man.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
There is not a man of us who does not at times need a helping hand to be stretched out to him, and then shame upon him who will not stretch out the helping hand to his brother.
Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
It is not often that a man can make opportunities for himself. But he can put himself in such shape that when or if the opportunities come he is ready.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer ‘Present’ or ‘Not Guilty’.
Author: Theodore RooseveltDon’t hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!
Author: Theodore RooseveltNo man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Author: Theodore RooseveltThe best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.
Author: Theodore RooseveltNever throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
It is not often that a man can make opportunities for himself. But he can put himself in such shape that when or if the opportunities come he is ready.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer ‘Present’ or ‘Not Guilty’.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Don’t hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!
No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.
Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.