The best leader is the one who has sense enough to pick good men 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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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

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

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...

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...

No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we...

No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we...

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he...

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he...

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.

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...

No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we...

No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we...

In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is:hit the line hard.

In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is:hit the line hard.

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...

For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly...

For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly...

I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than...

I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than...

When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!'...

When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!'...

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 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...

When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.

When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.

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...

Go with your first thoughts; they're usually your best thoughts. Pay attention, stick to your...

Go with your first thoughts; they're usually your best thoughts. Pay attention, stick to your...

The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.

The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.