The chief factor in any man's success or failure must be his own character. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
There are some timid souls that will never know victory nor defeat. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
When we undertake the impossible, we often fail to do anything at all. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
We shall make mistakes; and if we let these mistakes frighten us from our work we shall show ourselves weaklings. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Show me a man who makes no mistakes, and I will show you a man who doesn't do things. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.” — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The world wants the kind of men who do not shrink from temporary defeats in life; but come again and wrestle triumph… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything. Do not be afraid to make mistakes providing… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
It is a great mistake to think that the extremist is a better man than the moderate. Usually the difference is not… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“I f he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles,… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Although not a very old man, I have yet lived a great deal in my life, and I have known sorrow too… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood,… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
If an American is to amount to anything he must rely upon himself, and not upon the State; he must take pride… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though chequered by failure, than to take rank with… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The credit belongs to those who are actually in the arena, who strive valiantly; who know the great enthusiasums, the great devotions,… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
... the Armenian massacre was the greatest crime of the war, and the failure to act against Turkey is to condone it… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Much of the discussion about socialism and individualism is entirely pointless, because of failure to agree on terminology. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
It is not the critic who counts...The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena... — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
No people is wholly civilized where a distinction is drawn between stealing an office and stealing a purse. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share
There can be no effective control of corporations while their political activity remains. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share
Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share
Let the watchwords of all our people be the old familiar watchwords of honesty, decency, fair-dealing, and commonsense."... "We must treat each man on… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share
The forces that tend for evil are great and terrible, but the forces of truth and love and courage and honesty and generosity and… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share
Conservation and rural-life policies are really two sides of the same policy; and down at the bottom this policy rests upon the fundamental law… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share
It is a great mistake to think that the extremist is a better man than the moderate. Usually the difference is not that he… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share
I am a strong individualist by personal habit, inheritance, and conviction; but it is a mere matter of common sense to recognize that the… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share
Alone of human beings the good and wise mother stands on a plane of equal honor with the bravest soldier; for she has gladly… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share
The greatest privilege and greatest duty for any man is to be happily married, and no other form of success or service, for either… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share
For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly all other forms of success and achievement lose their… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share
There can be no effective control of corporations while their political activity remains. To put an end to it will be neither a short… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share
If elected, I shall see to it that every man has a square deal, no less and no more. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share
