1,051 Quotes by Theodore Roosevelt

Gradually the true Mason gains experience in using these working tools and can observe subtler and subtler indications of personal flaws.

The bulk of government is not legislation but administration.

I think we are warranted in contending that a society thus constituted, and which may be rendered so admirable an engine of improvement, far from meriting reproach, deserves highly of the community.

I do not believe there ever was any life more attractive to a vigorous young fellow than life on a cattle ranch in those days. It was a fine, healthy life, too; it taught a man self-reliance, hardihood, and the value of instant decision...I enjoyed the life to the full.

A revolution is sometimes necessary, but if revolutions become habitual the country in which they take place is going down-hill

When I say I believe in a square deal i do not mean to give every man the best hand. If the cards do not come to any man, or if they do come, and he has not got the power to play them, that is his affair. All I mean is that there shall be no crookedness in the dealing.

I believe that the next half century will determine if we will advance the cause of Christian civilization or revert to the horrors of brutal paganism.

I wish to see the Bible study as much a matter of course in the secular colleges as in the seminary.

Give the brethren a chance to do something, anything, no matter how small or unimportant. A brother convinced that he is helpful is enthusiastic.