Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big.

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

Topics: Action Quotes, Rhetoric Quotes

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...

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...

The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are...

The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are...

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

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...

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 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 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 offers is the chance to work hard...

Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard...

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...

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.

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...

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble,...

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble,...

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...

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...

I want to see you shoot the way you shout

I want to see you shoot the way you shout

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...

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...

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit...

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit...

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.