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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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...

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,...

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...

The spirit of brotherhood recognizes of necessity both the need of self-help and also the...

The spirit of brotherhood recognizes of necessity both the need of self-help and also the...

We demand that big business give people a square deal; in return we must insist...

We demand that big business give people a square deal; in return we must insist...

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.

No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort.

No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort.

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...

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...

Appraisals are where you get together with your team leader and agree what an outstanding...

Appraisals are where you get together with your team leader and agree what an outstanding...

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 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...

The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his...

The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his...

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.

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,...

We are face to face with our destiny and we must meet it with a...

We are face to face with our destiny and we must meet it with a...

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...

Success is never final; failure is never fatal

Success is never final; failure is never fatal

Success is that old ABC -- ability, breaks, and courage.

Success is that old ABC -- ability, breaks, and courage.

People Express is clearly the archetypical deregulation success story and the most spectacular of my...

People Express is clearly the archetypical deregulation success story and the most spectacular of my...