Character Quotes by Theodore Roosevelt

I do. That is character!

— Theodore Roosevelt

Bodily vigor is good, and vigor of intellect is even better, but far above is character.

— Theodore Roosevelt

The chief factor in any man's success or failure must be his own character.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Alike for the nation and the individual, the one indispensable requisite is character.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Perhaps there is no more important component of character than steadfast resolution.

— Theodore Roosevelt

A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

— Theodore Roosevelt

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.

— Theodore Roosevelt

It is character that counts in a nation as in a man.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Conservation is a great moral issue, for it involves the patriotic duty of insuring the safety and continuance of the nation.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.

— Theodore Roosevelt

With a great moral issue involved, neutrality does not serve righteousness; for to be neutral between right and wrong is to serve…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Americanism is a question of principle, of purpose, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace or creed or…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Laws are essential emanations from the self-poised character of God; they radiate from the sun to the circling edge of creation. Verily,…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Americanism is a question of principle, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace, or creed, or line of…

— Theodore Roosevelt

I am far from underestimating the importance of dividends, but I rank dividends below human character.

— Theodore Roosevelt

I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I…

— Theodore Roosevelt

In speaking to you men of the greatest city of the West, men of the state which gave to the country Lincoln…

— Theodore Roosevelt

No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this without regard to whether…

— Theodore Roosevelt

We need the iron qualities that go with true manhood. We need the positive virtues of resolution, of courage, of indomitable will,…

— Theodore Roosevelt

It was a pleasure to deal with a man of high ideals, who scorned everything mean and base, and who possessed those…

— Theodore Roosevelt

The Bad Lands grade all the way from those that are almost rolling in character to those that are so fantastically broken…

— Theodore Roosevelt

In the great battle of life, no brilliancy of intellect, no perfection of bodily development, will count when weighed in the balance…

— Theodore Roosevelt

There are those who believe that a new modernity demands a new morality. What they fail to consider is the harsh reality…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Character is far more important than intellect in making a man a good citizen or successful at his calling- meaning by character…

— Theodore Roosevelt

“Bodily vigor is good, and vigor of intellect is even better, but far above both is character. It is true, of course,…

— Theodore Roosevelt

I wish to say seriously to all the daily newspapers, to the Republicans, the Democrat, and Socialist parties, that they cannot, month…

— Theodore Roosevelt

The effort to make financial or political profit out of the destruction of character can only result in public calamity. Gross and…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Love of peace is common among weak, short-sighted, timid, and lazy persons; and on the other hand courage is found among many…

— Theodore Roosevelt

If there is one tendency of the day which more than any other is unhealthy and undesirable, it is the tendency to…

— Theodore Roosevelt

I am delighted to have you play football. I believe in rough, manly sports. But I do not believe in them if…

— Theodore Roosevelt

If a man has a very decided character, has a strongly accentuated career, it is normally the case of course that he…

— Theodore Roosevelt

There is need of a sound body, and even more need of a sound mind. But above mind and above body stands…

— Theodore Roosevelt

No man can lead a public career really worth leading, no man can act with rugged independence in serious crises, nor strike…

— Theodore Roosevelt

In other words, character is far more important than intellect to the race as to the individual. We need intellect, and there…

— Theodore Roosevelt