Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

“The reader, the booklover, must meet his own needs without paying too much attention to what his neighbors say those needs should be.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

topic:reading books need

“Love of peace is common among weak, short-sighted, timid, and lazy persons; and on the other hand courage is found among many men of evil temper and bad character. Neither quality shall by itself avail.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

topic:courage peace

“I had always felt that if there were a serious war I wished to be in a position to explain to my children why I did take part in it, and not why I did not take part in it.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

topic:courage war children

“The first step—in the direction of preparation to avert war if possible, and to be fit for war if it should come—is to teach our men to shoot.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, State of the Union Address

topic:war

“In the same way I have always regarded boxing as a first-class sport to encourage in the Young Men's Christian Association.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

topic:youth

“Americans learn only from catastrophes and not from experience.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

topic:experience

“Any man who has met with success, if he will be frank with himself, must admit that there has been a big element of fortune in the success.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

topic:success humility

“He also gave me a piece of advice that I have always remembered, namely, that, if I was not going to earn money, I must even things up by not spending it.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

topic:money

“We have come to a political deification of Mammon.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

topic:money politics wealth

“The country is the place for children, and if not the country, a city small enough so that one can get out into the country.”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

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