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Good Quotes by Theodore Roosevelt
- No, I'm not a good shot, but I shoot often.
- I ask of each Mason, of each member, of each brother, that he shall remember ever that there is upon him a peculiar obligation to…
- A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace.
- The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as they…
- I was a reasonably good student in college ... My chief interests were scientific. When I entered college, I was devoted to out-of-doors natural history,…
- Optimism is a good characteristic, but if carried to an excess, it becomes foolishness. We are prone to speak of the resources of this country…
- The farmer is a poor creature who skins the land and leaves it worthless to his children. The farmer is a good farmer who, having…
- [Among the books he chooses, a statesman] ought to read interesting books on history and government, and books of science and philosophy; and really good…
- I am delighted to have you play football. I believe in rough, manly sports. But I do not believe in them if they degenerate into…
- I don't go so far as to think that the only good Indians are dead Indians, but I believe nine out of ten are, and…
- No man who is not willing to bear arms and to fight for his rights can give a good reason why he should be entitled…
- Peace is normally a great good, and normally it coincides with righteousness, but it is righteousness and not peace which should bind the conscience of…
- To sit home, read one's favorite paper, and scoff at the misdeeds of the men who do things is easy, but it is markedly ineffective.…
- There are good men and bad men of all nationalities, creeds and colors; and if this world of ours is ever to become what we…
- There are two things that I want you to make up your minds to: first, that you are going to have a good time as…
- The fool who has not sense to discriminate between what is good and what is bad is well nigh as dangerous as the man who…
- 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…
- If we are to be really great people, we must strive in good faith to play a great part in the world. We cannot avoid…
- Alone of human beings the good and wise mother stands on a plane of equal honor with the bravest soldier; for she has gladly gone…
- There is a point, of course, where a man must take the isolated peak and break with all his associates for clear principle; but until…
- No people on earth have more cause to be thankful than ours, and this is said reverently, in no spirit of boastfulness in our own…
- The lives of truest heroism are those in which there are no great deeds to look back upon. It is the little things well done…
- Bodily vigor is good, and vigor of intellect is even better, but far above is character.
- A man must first care for his own household before he can be of use to the state. But no matter how well he cares…
- The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight; that…
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- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Few girls are as well shaped as a good horse. — Hannah Arendt
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Good habits formed at youth make all the difference. — Aristotle
- Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics. — Aristotle