If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't 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 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.

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

The only tyrannies from which men, women and children are suffering in real life are...

The only tyrannies from which men, women and children are suffering in real life are...

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

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

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on,...

I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on,...

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...

I want to see you shoot the way you shout

I want to see you shoot the way you shout

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...

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...

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

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...

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...

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...

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

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 American people abhor a vacuum.

The American people abhor a vacuum.

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...

Tooth decay was a perennial national problem that meant a mouthful of silver for patients,...

Tooth decay was a perennial national problem that meant a mouthful of silver for patients,...

I kill myself for my body

I kill myself for my body