Quotes by Theodore Roosevelt

"Remember that every man at times stumbles and must be helped up: if he's down, you cannot carry him. The only way in which any man can be helped permanently is to help himself."

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

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If you want to live up to your leadership position, you have to be sensible enough to delegate tasks to the right people - and have enough self-discipline not to meddle in their business.

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Only those who do nothing do not make mistakes.

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An uneducated person might be able to steal something from a freight car, but someone who has gone to university can steal an entire railroad.

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Failing is painful, but never trying to see if it's even worse.

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Only those who are not afraid of death are fit for life, and no one is ready for death who has not done everything to enjoy life. Both life and death are part of the great experience of being on earth.

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Anytime they ask if you can do something, say, "Of course!". Then stand up to him and figure out how to do it.

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Believe that you can do it, and you're already half done!

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I don't care what other people think about what I do, but I really care what I think about what I do!

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It's not the critic who counts, not the one who complains because the strong person stumbled for a moment, or because he thinks the person who dared to act could have done this or that better. The merit belongs only to the one who stands on the battlefield, whose face is bathed in dust, sweat and blood, who valiantly pushes forward, who makes mistakes and makes mistakes again and again, because mistakes and errors are inherent in all efforts, who falls flat for a noble cause, who is lucky in the end he can taste the fruits of victory, and if in spite of his valiant performance he does not succeed in the end, at least he knows that he will never have to share with the cowardly and cold-hearted, who know neither victory nor defeat.

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It's not whether we've been in a dark house, but whether we managed to get out of it.

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If we give a person only knowledge, but no morals, it is a threat to society.

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The most important ingredient in the recipe for success is knowing how to get along with people.

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Speak kindly, but also have a big stick with you!

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None of us have any other option than to get tired or die. I choose exhaustion.

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Do what you can, where you are, with what you have, and don't worry about the rest!

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As soon as you compare yourself to others, you immediately lose your joy.