Greatness Quotes by Theodore Roosevelt

The great man is always the man of mighty effort.

— Theodore Roosevelt

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

— Theodore Roosevelt

If elected, I shall see to it that every man has a square deal, no less and no more.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Some men can live up to their loftiest ideals without ever going higher than a basement.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Every Man owes some of his time to the upbuilding of the profession to which he belongs.

— Theodore Roosevelt

We cannot do great deeds unless we're willing to do the small things that make up the sum of greatness.

— Theodore Roosevelt

It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end,…

— Theodore Roosevelt

It is by no means necessary that a great nation should always stand at the heroic level. But no nation has the…

— Theodore Roosevelt

It is not often that a man can make opportunities for himself. But he can put himself in such shape that when…

— Theodore Roosevelt

The world wants the kind of men who do not shrink from temporary defeats in life; but come again and wrestle triumph…

— Theodore Roosevelt

If a man does not have an ideal and try to live up to it, then he becomes a mean, base and…

— Theodore Roosevelt

If a strong man has not in him the lift toward lofty things, his strength makes him only a curse to himself…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Men with the muckrake are often indispensable to the well-being of society, but only if they know when to stop raking the…

— Theodore Roosevelt

When great nations fear to expand, shrink from expansion, it is because their greatness is coming to an end. Are we, still…

— Theodore Roosevelt

The stream will not permanently rise higher than the main source; and the main source of national power and national greatness is…

— Theodore Roosevelt

A soft, easy life is not worth living, if it impairs the fibre of brain and heart and muscle. We must dare…

— Theodore Roosevelt

The man who really counts in the world is the doer, not the mere critic -- the man who actually does the…

— Theodore Roosevelt

And it is through strife and the readiness for strife that a man or a nation must win greatness. So, let the…

— Theodore Roosevelt

If we are to be really great people, we must strive in good faith to play a great part in the world.…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Much has been given us, and much will rightfully be expected from us. We have duties to others and duties to ourselves;…

— Theodore Roosevelt

In a crisis, the man worth his salt is the man who meets the needs of the situation in whatever way is…

— Theodore Roosevelt