East Quote by Shel Silverstein

“[Theodore] Roosevelt had long ago discovered that the more provincial the supplicants, the less able were they to understand that their need was not…

— Edmund Morris

“Once upon a time in the dead of winter in the Dakota Territory, Theodore Roosevelt took off in a makeshift boat down the Little…

— David McCullough

I did spend a significant amount of time, nearly 10 years, back-and-forth, going to Europe.

— Dorit Kemsley

Roosevelt understands that there are things that are worth surrendering your career for, like defending the country against [Adolf] Hitler.

— Michael Beschloss

Meeting Franklin Roosevelt was like opening your first bottle of champagne; knowing him was like drinking it.

— Winston Churchill

Whenever Roosevelt (Theodore) expected a visitor, he sat up late the night before, reading up on the subject in which he knew his guest…

— Dale Carnegie

As the President has indicated, my life has been a life of travel - for 60 years constantly moving over the wide world on…

— Anonymous

Roosevelt's humor was broad, his manner friendly. Of wit there was little; of philosophy, none. What did he possess? Intuition, inspiration, love of adventure.

— Emanuel Celler

If Roosevelt didn't have World War II, he never would have had a third term.

— Robert Dallek

Roosevelt's magic lay in one facet of his personality: He knew how to take the risk. No other man in public life I knew…

— Emanuel Celler

I spent 12 years traveling more than six months a year. I really needed to see the world.

— Michael Finkel