17 Famous Quotes of Theodore Roosevelt

1. People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives.
2. Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves when we let the vices of envy and hatred enter deep into our own natures.
3. Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big.
4. Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.
5. Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
6. Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.
7. I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.
8. 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.
9. It's not having been in the dark house, but having left it that counts.
10. Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.
11. The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.
12. The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything.
13. Some men can live up to their loftiest ideals without ever going higher than a basement.
14. Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
15. The American people abhor a vacuum.
16. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
17. We can have no "50-50" allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all.


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