Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”

“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”

“With self-discipline most anything is possible.”

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”

“Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty.”

“Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell them, certainly I can, and get busy and find out how to do it afterwards.”

“It is not the critic who counts; the credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena… who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.”

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.”

“I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do. That is character.”

“People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.”

“I dream of men who take the next step instead of worrying about the next thousand steps.”

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

“In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing; the worst thing you can do is nothing.”

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

“Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.”

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

“Never hit if you can help it, but when you have to, hit hard. Never hit soft. You'll never get any thanks for hitting soft.”

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

“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.”

“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don't have the strength.”

“The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.”

“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.”

“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.”

“The best executive 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.”