If there is not the war, you dont get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you dont get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his…

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

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The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to...

The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to...

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace...

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace...

The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is...

The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is...

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...

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

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

Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate...

Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate...

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 best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do...

The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do...

I am a part of everything that I have read.

I am a part of everything that I have read.

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...

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...

In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in...

In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in...

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....

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the...

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the...

The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.

The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.

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...

I want to see you shoot the way you shout

I want to see you shoot the way you shout

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...

Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective...

Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective...

The feminist movement has helped open minds and kitchens to the notion that men can...

The feminist movement has helped open minds and kitchens to the notion that men can...

The truth is, President Bush provides the right rhetoric, but then pursues all the wrong...

The truth is, President Bush provides the right rhetoric, but then pursues all the wrong...