Theodore Roosevelt is widely regarded by historians as one of the greatest American presidents. He was born on October 27, 1858 and served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He also served as the 25th Vice President of the United States from March to September 1901 and as the 33rd Governor of New York from 1899 to 1900.
Here are some of his most INSPIRATIONAL quotes and words. So read these quotes and take action because without action you are not going anywhere.
"Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster."
"I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!"
"The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything."
"Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.”
"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.”
"Some men can live up to their loftiest ideals without ever going higher than a basement."
"Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground."
“No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause."
"Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind."
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”
"Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.”
“Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young.”
"The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.”
"When you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.”
"Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
"Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
"Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing."
"People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives."
“It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.”
"When you play, play hard; when you work, don’t play at all."
