Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

I am a part of everything that I have read.

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

Never throughout history has a man who lived a lif... -Theodore Roosevelt

Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.

People ask the difference between a leader and a b... -Theodore Roosevelt

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.

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

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.

Order without liberty and liberty without order ar... -Theodore Roosevelt

Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive.

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

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.

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.

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.

The reactionary is always willing to take a progre... -Theodore Roosevelt

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

For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison.

A typical vice of American politics is the avoidan... -Theodore Roosevelt

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

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

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

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This quote highlights the significance of empathy, compassion, and genuine concern for others. It suggests that people are more receptive to information, advice, or expertise when they perceive that the person sharing it genuinely cares about their well-being or interests. It underscores the importance of establishing emotional connections, trust, and rapport with others before attempting to convey knowledge or influence them.

Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on i... -Theodore Roosevelt

Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.

Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intend... -Theodore Roosevelt

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

I am only an average man but, by George, I work ha... -Theodore Roosevelt

I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than the average man.

Freedom from effort in the present merely means th... -Theodore Roosevelt

Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past.

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

It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law, but it is easy enough to ruin it by bad laws.

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

Old age is like everything else. To make a success... -Theodore Roosevelt

Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young.

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, ... -Theodore Roosevelt

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.

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This quote emphasizes the contrast between thoughts and actions when it comes to making a significant impact on society. It suggests that while profound thoughts may resonate with a select few, it is through tangible and impactful actions that one can inspire and influence the broader population.

Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as coura... -Theodore Roosevelt

Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.

The government is us; we are the government, you a... -Theodore Roosevelt

The government is us; we are the government, you and I.

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

Absence and death are the same - only that in deat... -Theodore Roosevelt

Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.

Germany has reduced savagery to a science, and this great war for the victorious peace of justice must go on until the German cancer is cut clean out of the world body.

Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

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