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
missing-you distance world-suffering
Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.
long progress our-words
Our words must be judged by our deeds; and in striving for a lofty ideal we must use practical methods; and if we cannot attain all at one leap, we must advance towards it step by step, reasonably content so long as we do actually make some progress in the right direction.
mind needs resources
All the resources we need are in the mind.
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We stand for a living wage. Wages are subnormal if they fail to provide a living for those who devote their time and energy to industrial occupations. The monetary equivalent of a living wage varies according to local conditions, but must include enough to secure the elements of a normal standard of living-a standard high enough to make morality possible, to provide for education and recreation, to care for immature members of the family, to maintain the family during periods of sickness, and to permit of reasonable saving for old age.
peace war freedom-of-speech
To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to the American public.
bible christian education
A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
praise scoundrels given
There are many occasions when the highest praise one can receive is the attack of some given scoundrel.
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Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe.
strength peace thorough-knowledge
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
flames wrath people
The American people are slow to wrath, but when their wrath is once kindled it burns like a consuming flame.
bible college men
I enter a most earnest plea that in our hurried and rather bustling life of today we do not lose the hold that our forefathers had on the Bible. I wish to see the Bible study as much a matter of course in the secular colleges as in the seminary. No educated man can afford to be ignorant of the Bible, and no uneducated man can afford to be ignorant of the Bible.
bullying mean knowing
Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.
leadership presidential sticks
Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
horse fear mean
There were all kinds of things I was afraid of at first, ranging from grizzly bears to 'mean' horses and gun-fighters; but by acting as if I was not afraid I gradually ceased to be afraid.