Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. As a leader of the Republican Party during this time, he became a driving force for the Progressive Era in the United States in the early 20th century...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth27 October 1858
CountryUnited States of America
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No people is fully civilized where a distinction is drawn between stealing an office and stealing a purse
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I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of strenuous life
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The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything.
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Public right comes first and private interests second.
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Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit softly
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The Winchester is by all odds the best weapon I ever had and I now use it almost exclusively. The Winchester is the best gun for any game to be found in the United States, for it is as deadly, accurate and handy as any, stands very rough usage, and is unapproachable for the rapidity of its fire and the facility with which it is loaded.
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the one characteristic more essential than any other is foresight. . . It should be the growing nation with a future which takes the long look ahead.
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Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorius 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.
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Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
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A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards. More than that no man is entitled to, and less than that no man shall have.
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The most successful politician is he who says what everybody is thinking most often and in the loudest voice.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick, and you will go far.
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In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is:hit the line hard.
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In a moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.