Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography 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:readingbooksneed

“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:couragepeace

“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:couragewarchildren

“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:successhumility

“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:moneypoliticswealth

“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

topic:children

“to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics, is the first task of the statesmanship of the day...”

― Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

topic:politics