Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. As a leader of the Republican Party during this time, he became a driving force for the Progressive Era in the United States in the early 20th century...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth27 October 1858
CountryUnited States of America
inspirational motivational achievement
The credit belongs to those who are actually in the arena, who strive valiantly; who know the great enthusiasums, the great devotions, and spend themselves in a worthy cause; who at best know the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if they fail, fail while daring greatly, so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
success character men
The chief factor in any man's success or failure must be his own character.
country interesting people
Free speech exercised both individually and through a free press, is a necessity in any country where people are themselves free.
inspirational heart joy
The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.
inspirational nature children
To waste, to destroy our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them amplified and developed.
fighting flavor sucker-punch
For those who fight for it life has a flavor the sheltered will never know
work play advice
When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.
You can't choose your potential, but you can choose to fulfill it.
dream men keys
The one quality which sets one man apart from another- the key which lifts one to every aspiration while others are caught up in the mire of mediocrity- is not talent, formal education, nor intellectual brightness - it is self-discipline. With self-discipline all things are possible. Without it, even the simplest goal can seem like the impossible dream.
justice found findings
Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong.
immature age elements
We stand for a living wage. Wages are subnormal if they fail to provide a living for those who devote their time and energy to industrial occupations. The monetary equivalent of a living wage varies according to local conditions, but must include enough to secure the elements of a normal standard of living-a standard high enough to make morality possible, to provide for education and recreation, to care for immature members of the family, to maintain the family during periods of sickness, and to permit of reasonable saving for old age.
peace war freedom-of-speech
To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to the American public.
men cost-of-living community
No man can be a good citizen unless he has a wage more than sufficient to cover the bare cost of living, and hours of labor short enough so after his day's work is done he will have time and energy to bear his share in the management of the community, to help in carrying the general load.
men progressive-taxation dollars
No man should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earned.