The men and women who have the right ideals ... are those who have the courage to strive for the happiness which comes only with labor and effort and self-sacrifice, and those whose joy in life springs in part from…

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

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Americanism is a question of principle, of purpose, of idealism, of character. It is not...

Americanism is a question of principle, of purpose, of idealism, of character. It is not...

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 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...

There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of...

There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of...

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...

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...

It is essential that there should be organization of labor. This is an era of...

It is essential that there should be organization of labor. This is an era of...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

Conservation and rural-life policies are really two sides of the same policy; and down at...

Conservation and rural-life policies are really two sides of the same policy; and down at...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

Nothing fails like failure

Nothing fails like failure

Success and failure are both difficult to endure. Along with success come drugs, divorce, fornication,...

Success and failure are both difficult to endure. Along with success come drugs, divorce, fornication,...

Whatever is attempted without previous certainty of success, may be considered as a project, and...

Whatever is attempted without previous certainty of success, may be considered as a project, and...