The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

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A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good...

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good...

There can be no fifty-fifty Americanism in this country. There is room here for only...

There can be no fifty-fifty Americanism in this country. There is room here for only...

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

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

Americanism is a question of principle, of purpose, of idealism, of character. It is not...

Americanism is a question of principle, of purpose, of idealism, of character. It is not...

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If...

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If...

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that...

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that...

No ordinary work done by a man is either as hard or as responsible as...

No ordinary work done by a man is either as hard or as responsible as...

Americanism is a question of principle, of purpose, of idealism, of character. It is not...

Americanism is a question of principle, of purpose, of idealism, of character. It is not...

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

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

The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.

The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing,...

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing,...

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that...

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that...

Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better...

Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better...

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

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

It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic, is of altogether...

It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic, is of altogether...

Some men can live up to their loftiest ideals without ever going higher than a...

Some men can live up to their loftiest ideals without ever going higher than a...

The best leader is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to...

The best leader is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to...

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

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

No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.

No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.

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

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