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…

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

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

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

The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be...

The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be...

The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often...

The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often...

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...

I don't pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I...

I don't pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I...

Germany has reduced savagery to a science, and this great war for the victorious peace...

Germany has reduced savagery to a science, and this great war for the victorious peace...

To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to...

To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to...

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

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...

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

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

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to...

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to...

I want to see you shoot the way you shout

I want to see you shoot the way you shout

If there is not the war, you dont get the great general; if there is...

If there is not the war, you dont get the great general; if there is...

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...

A just war is in the long run far better for a mans soul than...

A just war is in the long run far better for a mans soul than...

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...

No people is wholly civilized where a distinction is drawn between stealing an office and...

No people is wholly civilized where a distinction is drawn between stealing an office and...

I am a part of everything that I have read.

I am a part of everything that I have read.

No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort.

No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort.

It is essential that there should be organization of labor. This is an era of...

It is essential that there should be organization of labor. This is an era of...