Theodore Roosevelt

“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.”

“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!”

“Books are all very well in their way, and we love them at Sagamore Hill; but children are better than books.”

“The reactionary is always willing to take a progressive attitude on any issue that is dead.”

“The men worked hard and faithfully. As a rule, in spite of the number of rough characters among them, they behaved very well. One night a few of them went on a spree, and proceeded "to paint San Antonio red." One was captured by the city authorities, and we had to leave him behind us in jail. The others we dealt with ourselves, in a way that prevented a repetition of the occurrence.”

“Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords.”

“Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.”

“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.”

“Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big.”

“The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.”

“The President and the Congress are all very well in their way. They can say what they think they think, but it rests with the Supreme Court to decide what they have really thought.”

“Appraisals are where you get together with your team leader and agree what an outstanding member of the team you are, how much your contribution has been valued, what massive potential you have and, in recognition of all this, would you mind having your salary halved.”

“We did everything possible to keep up the spirits of the men, but it was exceedingly difficult because there was nothing for them to do.”

“Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.”

“I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also.”

“The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly.”

“No man should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earned.”

“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.”

“The government is us; WE are the government, you and I."- Theodore Roosevelt”

“מה שהם לא מבינים הוא שטדי הוא בעצם דמוקרט.”