1,051 Quotes by Theodore Roosevelt

“Politeness is a sign of dignity, not subservience.”

Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it

To be really beneficial the sport must be enjoyed by the participator. Much more health will be gained by the man who is not always thinking of his health than by the poor being who is forever wondering whether he has helped his stomach or his lungs, or developed this or that muscle.

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 while they do it.

Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, and difficulty...I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The next best thing is the wrong thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.

Legislative government is, as its name implies, government by the enactment of laws after debate. The debate is to be used for the purpose of assisting legislation, for procuring wise legislation.